पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra120.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha293.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.68°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra349.47°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani220.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:22
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:57
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:37 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868620.27
Julian Day2457085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.94°
🪷 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 (24.0649°), declination -6.63°, EoT -12.45 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: 2015-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)