पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 16, 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 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra239.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha202.93°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.67°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.84°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:43
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:15 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:38 – 17:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:01 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:38 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:15 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872864.27
Julian Day2461329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.12°
🪷 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 -8.83°, EoT 15.05 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: 2026-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)