पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 11, 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 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.97°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra54.53°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha141.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra117.37°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani310.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:21 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 08:18
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:46 – 06:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:32 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:32 – 04:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871702.27
Julian Day2460167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.27°
🪷 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 15.39°, EoT -4.91 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: 2023-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)