पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 10, 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.01°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra41.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha140.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra117.97°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani311.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:21
Yamaganda04:45 – 06:31
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 10:03
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:45 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:31 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:53 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:31 – 04:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871701.27
Julian Day2460166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.38°
🪷 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 (24.1828°), declination 15.68°, EoT -5.06 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: 2023-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)