पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya49.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra17.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.61°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra49.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani324.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 07 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 52 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:07 – 03:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:53 – 04:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:23
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:36
Varjyam04:46 – 05:10
Dur Muhūrta 07:40 – 08:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:08 – 06:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:02 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala07:55 – 09:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:49 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 00:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:49 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta01:55 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:02 – 04:08 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872000.27
Julian Day2460465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.30°
🪷 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 (24.1942°), declination 22.47°, EoT 1.89 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: 2024-06-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)