पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.34°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.46°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha129.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla04:50 – 06:35
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:50 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:35 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:19 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:19 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:35 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870975.27
Julian Day2459440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.27°
🪷 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 (24.1550°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 2021-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)