पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 15, 2012 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 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra290.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha334.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra45.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani181.97°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:45 – 18:26
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:45
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 Udveg05:03 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:44 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:24 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:45 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:45 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:24 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:44 – 05:03 (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)1867567.27
Julian Day2456032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.58°
🪷 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 9.85°, EoT -0.24 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: 2012-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)