पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 8, 2013 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 13.3 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।13.3।।
"13.3 I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra1.27°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha18.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra33.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani193.20°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:19 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:28
Yamaganda06:18 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:53 – 11:41
Varjyam05:06 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:31 – 06:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:18 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:06 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:53 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:51 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:53 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:06 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:18 – 04:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867955.27
Julian Day2456420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0395°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.81°
🪷 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 (24.0395°), declination 17.09°, EoT 3.58 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: 2013-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)