पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra77.58°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.79°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha129.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra121.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani324.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:26 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 08:14
Varjyam05:14 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:38 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:26 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:14 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 19:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:03 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:14 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:26 – 04:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872059.27
Julian Day2460524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.80°
🪷 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 (24.1964°), declination 17.67°, EoT -5.95 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: 2024-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)