पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 24, 2019 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 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra247.06°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha344.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra339.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani266.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:25
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:42
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:16 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:16 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870132.27
Julian Day2458597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.44°
🪷 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 (24.1227°), declination 12.71°, EoT 1.80 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: 2019-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)