पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.59°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha314.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.62°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.87°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.57°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:07
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:17 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:17 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869350.27
Julian Day2457815.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.30°
🪷 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 (24.0928°), declination -6.81°, EoT -12.65 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: 2017-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)