पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.33°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra267.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.54°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:24
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 15:06
Varjyam05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:24 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:24 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 05:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871719.27
Julian Day2460184.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.43°
🪷 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 (24.1834°), declination 9.86°, EoT -0.81 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: 2023-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)