पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.51°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra190.86°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.43°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha199.27°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.04°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.50°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:19
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 Amṛta05:52 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:30 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:54 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:19 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:43 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:08 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:43 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:19 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:54 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:30 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872860.27
Julian Day2461325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.77°
🪷 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 (24.2271°), declination -7.34°, EoT 14.22 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: 2026-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)