पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 14, 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 13.3 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।13.3।।
"13.3 I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.3'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.48°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra215.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha201.21°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.36°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra191.74°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:30 – 12:53
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:30
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:55 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:30 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:17 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:41 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:04 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:41 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:17 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:30 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:55 (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)1872862.27
Julian Day2461327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.02°
🪷 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 (24.2272°), declination -8.09°, EoT 14.65 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: 2026-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)