पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 15, 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 10.1 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।

यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।
"10.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give thee for the sake of thy welfare, for thou art My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.05°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra338.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha142.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra99.54°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani297.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā 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)20:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:35 – 08:20
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:17
Varjyam05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:51 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:35 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:46 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:20 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:35 – 04:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871341.27
Julian Day2459806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.64°
🪷 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 (24.1690°), declination 14.10°, 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: 2022-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)