पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 14, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra161.53°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.86°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha3.15°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani166.94°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:51
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla04:24 – 06:13
Varjyam05:01 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:24 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:13 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:02 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:51 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:57 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:51 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:02 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:13 – 04:24 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867230.27
Julian Day2455695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.06°
🪷 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 (24.0118°), declination 18.50°, EoT 3.76 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: 2011-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)