पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 18, 2028 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।

"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.93°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	179.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	162.45°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	167.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	143.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	14.54°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:57 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla	16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:29 – 12:51
Yamaganda	07:22 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla	10:07 – 11:29
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:00 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:22 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:45 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:07 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:51 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:13 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:35 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:35 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:13 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:51 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:29 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:07 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:45 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:22 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873597.27
Julian Day	2462062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.67°

🪷 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 (24.2553°), declination -9.75°, EoT 15.40 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: 2028-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)