पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 29, 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha32.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra55.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani219.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:26
Yamaganda06:28 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:42
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Labha04:43 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:28 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:28 – 04:43 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868676.27
Julian Day2457141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.50°
🪷 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 (24.0671°), declination 14.31°, EoT 2.64 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: 2015-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)