पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 5, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra67.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.41°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha112.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra142.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:25
Yamaganda04:40 – 06:28
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 10:03
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:40 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:28 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:15 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:15 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:28 – 04:40 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870966.27
Julian Day2459431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.18°
🪷 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 (24.1546°), declination 16.95°, EoT -5.70 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: 2021-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)