पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 29, 2022 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra104.99°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.80°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani299.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 08:12
Varjyam05:10 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:33 – 06:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:22 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:12 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:12 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:22 – 04:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871324.27
Julian Day2459789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.16°
🪷 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 (24.1683°), declination 18.79°, EoT -6.15 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: 2022-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)