पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.35°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra136.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.64°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha125.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra77.41°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani272.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:13
Yamaganda04:57 – 06:39
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 10:05
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:57 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:39 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:22 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:22 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:39 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870616.27
Julian Day2459081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.98°
🪷 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 (24.1413°), declination 12.34°, EoT -3.05 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: 2020-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)