पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 17, 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 10.3 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।

असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।
"10.3 He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusion, becomes free from all conceivable sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.3'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra5.01°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha144.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra101.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani297.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:32
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:48
Varjyam05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:53 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:20 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:43 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:20 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:53 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871343.27
Julian Day2459808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.83°
🪷 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 (24.1691°), declination 13.47°, EoT -3.75 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: 2022-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)