पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra111.90°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.52°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha134.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:30 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:15
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:55 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:30 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:30 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:55 – 05:19 (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)1871734.27
Julian Day2460199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.57°
🪷 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 (24.1840°), declination 4.34°, EoT 4.38 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: 2023-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)