पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 10, 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 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra131.42°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha122.01°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra148.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani285.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 17:07
Yamaganda08:17 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:35
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:46 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:32 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:07 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:07 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:32 – 04:46 (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)1870971.27
Julian Day2459436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.62°
🪷 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 15.54°, EoT -5.06 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: 2021-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)