पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 20, 2025 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।

"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	307.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	209.71°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.54°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	315.65°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	344.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	325.50°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:20 – 14:41
Yamaganda	06:34 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla	09:16 – 10:37
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:34 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:55 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:16 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:37 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:59 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:20 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:41 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:02 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:23 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:02 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:41 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:20 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:59 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:37 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:16 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:55 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872261.27
Julian Day	2460726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.00°

🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.89°, EoT -14.28 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2025-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)