पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 21, 2025 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra44.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha110.74°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.03°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra53.78°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani337.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:27 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:17 – 08:08
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:33
Varjyam05:03 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:26 – 06:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:17 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:08 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:15 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:08 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:17 – 04:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872412.27
Julian Day2460877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.86°
🪷 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 (24.2099°), declination 20.45°, EoT -6.05 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: 2025-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)