पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 8, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.59°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra192.06°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha330.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra39.85°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani182.50°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:18
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla15:02 – 16:40
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:15 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:02 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:02 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867560.27
Julian Day2456025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0244°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.43°
🪷 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 (24.0244°), declination 7.29°, EoT -2.19 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: 2012-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)