पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 3, 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 16.4 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।
"16.4 Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, ignorance belong to him who is born of the godless qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.4'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra355.76°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha358.81°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra350.62°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla06:23 – 08:09
Varjyam05:13 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:37 – 06:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:23 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:23 – 04:37 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870141.27
Julian Day2458606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.59°
🪷 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 (24.1231°), declination 15.54°, EoT 3.15 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: 2019-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)