पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 16, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: हनुमान जयन्ती — Hanumān Jayantī
Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).

Also observed today

🪷 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: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra143.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.90°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha303.69°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.87°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra284.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani208.87°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:51
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:22
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:56 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:25 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:23 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:23 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:25 – 05:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868267.27
Julian Day2456732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.75°
🪷 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 (24.0514°), declination -1.84°, EoT -9.36 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: 2014-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)