पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 10, 2022 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra264.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.24°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha134.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra93.42°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani298.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:35
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:49
Varjyam05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 Labha04:45 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:31 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:53 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:31 – 04:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871336.27
Julian Day2459801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.57°
🪷 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 (24.1688°), declination 15.61°, EoT -5.06 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: 2022-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)