पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 29, 2023 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।

"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.35'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.47°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	336.19°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.72°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	145.50°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	117.61°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	307.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:05 – 11:34
Yamaganda	14:32 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla	07:06 – 08:36
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:37 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:06 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:36 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:05 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:34 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:03 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:32 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:01 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:30 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:01 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:32 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:03 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:34 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:05 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:36 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:06 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871751.27
Julian Day	2460216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.87°

🪷 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 (24.1847°), declination -2.25°, EoT 10.52 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: 2023-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)