पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 6, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra52.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha354.61°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.45°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra353.87°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani167.36°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:40 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:14 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 08:07
Varjyam05:09 – 05:32
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:34 – 06:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:20 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:07 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:54 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:54 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:07 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:20 – 04:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867222.27
Julian Day2455687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.11°
🪷 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 (24.0114°), declination 16.39°, EoT 3.44 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: 2011-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)