पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 24, 2014 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 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra302.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.07°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha6.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.25°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra325.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani206.96°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 15:09
Yamaganda04:50 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:59
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:50 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:16 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:35 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:16 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868306.27
Julian Day2456771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.32°
🪷 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 (24.0529°), declination 12.78°, EoT 1.80 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: 2014-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)