पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 14, 2012 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।

"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	277.67°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	333.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	44.92°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	182.05°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:25 – 10:05
Yamaganda	13:25 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla	05:05 – 06:45
Varjyam	05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:45 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:25 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:05 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:05 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:45 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:24 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:45 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:05 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:05 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:25 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:45 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867566.27
Julian Day	2456031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.23°

🪷 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 (24.0246°), declination 9.49°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)