पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 25, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra193.71°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.25°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha166.81°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.37°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra132.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani334.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:36
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:05
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:04 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:36 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:06 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:06 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:36 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:04 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872478.27
Julian Day2460943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.13°
🪷 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 (24.2125°), declination -0.89°, EoT 9.15 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: 2025-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)