पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 10, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra2.62°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha334.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra285.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani264.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:44
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:50 – 16:17
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:06 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:01 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:50 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:44 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:50 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:01 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870087.27
Julian Day2458552.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.22°
🪷 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 (24.1210°), declination -4.28°, EoT -11.02 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: 2019-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)