पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 19, 2014 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।

"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	231.58°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	356.72°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.60°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	320.07°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	207.30°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:09 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:50 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:21 – 10:02
Yamaganda	13:25 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla	04:58 – 06:39
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:58 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:39 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:21 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:02 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:06 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:48 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:29 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:48 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:06 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:02 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:21 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:39 – 04:58 (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 Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868301.27
Julian Day	2456766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.49°

🪷 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 (24.0527°), declination 11.09°, EoT 0.74 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: 2014-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)