पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 8, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra234.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.34°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha162.14°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra147.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani2.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:18
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:41
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873191.27
Julian Day2461656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.05°
🪷 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 (24.2397°), declination 5.84°, EoT 2.92 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: 2027-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)