पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 18, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	151.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.54°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	52.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	288.87°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:04 – 03:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:50 – 04:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:23 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla	19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:50 – 11:45
Yamaganda	15:34 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla	06:01 – 07:56
Varjyam	04:45 – 05:09
Dur Muhūrta	07:41 – 08:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:07 – 06:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:01 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	07:56 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:50 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:40 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:34 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:29 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:23 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:29 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:34 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:40 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:50 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	01:56 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:01 – 04:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870918.27
Julian Day	2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.73°

🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)