पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 20, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	64.32°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra	85.25°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	50.82°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	108.30°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	313.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 16 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 43 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:05 – 03:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:51 – 04:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:24 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla	19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:35 – 17:29
Yamaganda	07:56 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:40
Varjyam	04:45 – 05:10
Dur Muhūrta	07:41 – 08:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:07 – 06:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:02 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	07:56 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:51 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:35 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:29 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:24 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:29 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:35 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:51 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	01:56 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:02 – 04:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871650.27
Julian Day	2460115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	23.68°

🪷 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 (24.1808°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2023-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)