पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra171.56°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.79°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:51
Yamaganda11:38 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:45 – 16:18
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:25 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:58 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:38 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:45 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:45 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:38 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:58 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871739.27
Julian Day2460204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.66°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.42°, EoT 6.24 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: 2023-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)