पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra139.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.02°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha6.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra27.13°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani323.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:23 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:07 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:21 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 08:01
Varjyam04:57 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:46 – 08:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:21 – 06:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:11 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:01 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:51 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:01 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:51 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:01 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:11 – 04:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871982.27
Julian Day2460447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.59°
🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.40°, EoT 3.72 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: 2024-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)