पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 1, 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 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra331.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha355.43°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra348.20°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:27
Yamaganda06:25 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:41
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:40 – 06:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:25 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:11 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:11 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:25 – 04:40 (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)1870139.27
Julian Day2458604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1230°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.76°
🪷 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 (24.1230°), declination 14.94°, EoT 2.92 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: 2019-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)