पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 30, 2026 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 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.68°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra25.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha184.77°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.47°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:02
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:33
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:39 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:02 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:02 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872848.27
Julian Day2461313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.05°
🪷 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 (24.2266°), declination -2.74°, EoT 10.84 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: 2026-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)