पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 4, 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.38°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha153.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani307.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:59
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:32
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:38 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:59 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:27 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:27 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:59 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:38 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871756.27
Julian Day2460221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.53°
🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.18°, EoT 12.10 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: 2023-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)