पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 30, 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 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra149.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.09°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha34.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra56.92°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani218.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 15:11
Yamaganda04:42 – 06:27
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:56
Varjyam05:17 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:42 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:27 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:12 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:12 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:27 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868677.27
Julian Day2457142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.55°
🪷 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 14.62°, EoT 2.79 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: 2015-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)