पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 23, 2016 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 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.24°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra198.13°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha27.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra357.13°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani231.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:17 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:26 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla04:51 – 06:34
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:51 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:34 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:17 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:17 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:34 – 04:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869036.27
Julian Day2457501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.61°
🪷 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 (24.0808°), declination 12.62°, EoT 1.60 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: 2016-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)