पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra351.73°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha149.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra167.15°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 15:07
Yamaganda05:03 – 06:43
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 10:05
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:43 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:24 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:29 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:24 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:43 – 05:03 (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)1870987.27
Julian Day2459452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.66°
🪷 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 (24.1554°), declination 10.39°, EoT -1.42 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: 2021-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)