पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 28, 2015 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra125.94°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha31.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.32°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani219.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:55
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:26
Varjyam05:19 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Roga04:44 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:29 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:29 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868675.27
Julian Day2457140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.56°
🪷 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 (24.0670°), declination 14.00°, EoT 2.49 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: 2015-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)