पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 4, 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 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra75.48°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.39°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha28.39°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra336.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani206.23°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:46
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla15:14 – 17:00
Varjyam05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:36 – 06:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:22 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:08 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:55 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:14 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:46 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:14 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:55 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:08 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:22 – 04:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868316.27
Julian Day2456781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.93°
🪷 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 (24.0533°), declination 15.89°, EoT 3.26 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: 2014-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)