पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 28, 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 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra88.05°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.58°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha348.39°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra54.61°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani180.98°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:57
Yamaganda13:26 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla04:43 – 06:28
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:43 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:28 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:28 – 04:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867580.27
Julian Day2456045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.99°
🪷 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 (24.0251°), declination 14.23°, EoT 2.49 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: 2012-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)