पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.61°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra312.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha84.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.55°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra149.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani350.55°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:40 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:24 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:39 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla04:36 – 06:25
Varjyam05:12 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:36 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:25 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:25 – 04:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872788.27
Julian Day2461253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2243°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.31°
🪷 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 (24.2243°), declination 18.05°, EoT -6.02 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: 2026-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)