पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 1, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.08°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra235.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.86°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra59.31°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani16.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:24 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:15
Yamaganda08:13 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:39
Varjyam05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 Roga04:37 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:25 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:25 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873519.27
Julian Day2461984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.44°
🪷 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 (24.2523°), declination 17.92°, EoT -6.02 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: 2028-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)