पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 13, 2031 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 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.84°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra59.40°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha113.88°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.25°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani56.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:49
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:48 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:49 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:48 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874626.27
Julian Day2463091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.60°
🪷 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 (24.2946°), declination 14.77°, EoT -4.56 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: 2031-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)