पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 15, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.8'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.30°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	200.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	131.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	154.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	285.12°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:02 – 18:46
Yamaganda	11:48 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:17 – 17:02
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:51 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:35 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:04 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:17 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:02 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:46 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:02 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:17 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:04 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:20 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:35 – 04:51 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870976.27
Julian Day	2459441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	82.59°

🪷 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 14.03°, EoT -4.18 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: 2021-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)