पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 8, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.58°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	105.14°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	118.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.58°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	145.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	285.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:50 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:33 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:09 – 18:56
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:23 – 17:09
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 Udveg	04:44 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:30 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:17 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:03 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:23 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:09 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:56 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:09 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:23 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:03 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:17 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:30 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870969.27
Julian Day	2459434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.04°

🪷 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 (24.1548°), declination 16.12°, EoT -5.35 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: 2021-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)