पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 16, 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 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.48°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra249.79°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha124.72°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani323.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:16 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:20
Varjyam05:27 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:36 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:20 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:36 – 04:52 (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)1872073.27
Julian Day2460538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.78°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.63°, EoT -3.97 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: 2024-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)