पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 11, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra332.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha164.62°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra132.83°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani295.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 18:02
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:26
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:19 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:29 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:26 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:26 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:29 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871368.27
Julian Day2459833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.59°
🪷 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 (24.1700°), declination 4.62°, EoT 4.01 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: 2022-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)