पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 17, 2020 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।

"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	93.26°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	359.77°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	119.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.40°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	74.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	272.60°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:37 – 08:21
Yamaganda	10:04 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:32 – 15:15
Varjyam	05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:53 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:37 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:21 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:32 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:59 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:43 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:04 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:21 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:37 – 04:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870613.27
Julian Day	2459078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.72°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1411°), declination 13.32°, EoT -3.75 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2020-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)