पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra102.28°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.52°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha54.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra46.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani289.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:22 – 03:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:06 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 17:11
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:31
Varjyam04:57 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:46 – 08:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:20 – 06:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:10 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:00 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:50 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 00:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:50 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:00 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:10 – 04:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870887.27
Julian Day2459352.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1516°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.14°
🪷 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 (24.1516°), declination 19.56°, EoT 3.69 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: 2021-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)