पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 25, 2023 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra177.66°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha119.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:10 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:41
Varjyam05:06 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:29 – 06:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:19 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:12 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:19 – 04:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871685.27
Julian Day2460150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.92°
🪷 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 (24.1821°), declination 19.74°, EoT -6.18 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: 2023-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)