पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 1, 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 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25'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)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra161.38°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.81°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha35.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.51°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra58.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani218.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 08:11
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:40 – 06:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:25 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:11 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:11 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:25 – 04:40 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868678.27
Julian Day2457143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.78°
🪷 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 14.93°, EoT 2.92 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: 2015-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)