पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 10, 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra147.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.36°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha40.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.66°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra343.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani205.79°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:53
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla04:29 – 06:17
Varjyam05:05 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:29 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:17 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:05 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:53 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:53 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:05 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:17 – 04:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868322.27
Julian Day2456787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.35°
🪷 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 (24.0535°), declination 17.56°, EoT 3.68 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: 2014-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)