पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 17, 2029 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।

"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.17°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.96°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	147.00°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	30.32°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:04 – 11:48
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 08:21
Varjyam	05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:53 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:37 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:21 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:32 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:59 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:43 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:59 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:04 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:21 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:37 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873900.27
Julian Day	2462365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.71°

🪷 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 (24.2669°), declination 13.37°, EoT -3.75 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: 2029-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)