पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 12, 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra172.76°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.12°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha44.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.99°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra346.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani205.64°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:30 – 03:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:14 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:15 – 08:03
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 15:18
Varjyam05:02 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:49 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:26 – 06:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:15 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:03 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:52 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:06 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:55 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:06 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:52 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:03 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:15 – 04:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868324.27
Julian Day2456789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.16°
🪷 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 (24.0536°), declination 18.07°, EoT 3.74 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: 2014-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)