पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 29, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	73.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.26°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	355.14°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	354.26°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	20.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	308.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:50 – 13:24
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla	10:15 – 11:50
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:33 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:41 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:15 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:50 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:24 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:58 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:32 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:06 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:32 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:58 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:24 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:50 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:15 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:41 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:07 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871567.27
Julian Day	2460032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.09°

🪷 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 (24.1776°), declination 3.21°, EoT -5.30 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: 2023-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)