पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 30, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra279.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha113.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra105.28°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani57.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:24 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla05:06 – 06:46
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874643.27
Julian Day2463108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.56°
🪷 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 (24.2953°), declination 9.12°, EoT -0.18 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: 2031-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)