पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.43°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra5.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.05°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha148.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra119.06°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani307.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:27
Yamaganda11:33 – 13:01
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:58
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:40 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:36 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:01 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:58 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:27 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:58 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:01 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:36 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871753.27
Julian Day2460218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 -3.02°, EoT 11.17 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: 2023-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)