पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 13, 2021 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।

"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.77°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	264.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	173.83°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	168.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.19°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	221.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	282.76°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:22 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:30 – 12:54
Yamaganda	07:18 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla	10:06 – 11:30
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:54 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:18 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:42 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:06 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:30 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:54 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:18 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:42 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:06 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:42 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:18 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:54 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:30 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:06 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:42 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:18 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871035.27
Julian Day	2459500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.44°

🪷 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 (24.1573°), declination -7.79°, EoT 14.44 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: 2021-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)