पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 27, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।

"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.18'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	99.61°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	202.98°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	122.82°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.97°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.73°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	311.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:34 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:18 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:10 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:40 – 15:30
Yamaganda	04:31 – 06:21
Gulika Kāla	08:11 – 10:01
Varjyam	05:07 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta	07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	04:31 – 06:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:21 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:11 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:01 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:50 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:40 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:30 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:20 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:10 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:20 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:30 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:40 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:50 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:01 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:11 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:21 – 04:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871687.27
Julian Day	2460152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.74°

🪷 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 (24.1822°), declination 19.30°, 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: 2023-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)