पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 9, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra56.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha25.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani230.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:17 – 08:05
Yamaganda09:53 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 15:16
Varjyam05:05 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:29 – 06:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:17 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:05 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:53 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:53 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:05 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:17 – 04:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869052.27
Julian Day2457517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.15°
🪷 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 (24.0814°), declination 17.43°, EoT 3.63 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: 2016-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)