पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra196.20°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.10°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha134.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.55°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:15
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 13:10
Varjyam05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:27 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:48 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:27 (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)1871741.27
Julian Day2460206.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.41°
🪷 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 (24.1843°), declination 1.64°, EoT 6.98 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: 2023-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)