पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra144.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha295.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.48°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani220.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:05
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868622.27
Julian Day2457087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.17°
🪷 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 (24.0650°), declination -5.85°, EoT -12.00 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: 2015-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)