पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 5, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra25.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.97°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha140.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:35
Yamaganda08:27 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:20
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871727.27
Julian Day2460192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1837°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.88°
🪷 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 (24.1837°), declination 6.97°, EoT 1.85 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: 2023-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)