पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 16, 2027 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 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.74°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra284.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.51°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha123.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.50°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani3.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:36 – 08:20
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:17
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:51 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:36 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:45 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:20 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:36 – 04:51 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873168.27
Julian Day2461633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.05°
🪷 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 (24.2389°), declination 13.85°, EoT -3.97 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: 2027-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)