पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 29, 2023 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।

"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.20'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	125.70°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	311.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 35 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 24 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:36 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:20 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla	18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:12 – 10:01
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla	04:33 – 06:22
Varjyam	05:09 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta	07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:33 – 06:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:22 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:12 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:01 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:50 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:29 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:19 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:08 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:19 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:29 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:50 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:01 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:12 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:22 – 04:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871689.27
Julian Day	2460154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.74°

🪷 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 (24.1823°), declination 18.84°, EoT -6.15 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: 2023-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)