पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 20, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha121.30°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra143.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani323.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:55
Yamaganda08:22 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:30
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:39 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:22 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:38 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:22 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:39 – 04:57 (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)1872077.27
Julian Day2460542.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.28°
🪷 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 (24.1971°), declination 12.33°, EoT -3.05 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: 2024-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)