पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 7, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.10 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।

लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा।।5.10।।
"5.10 He who dedicates his actions to the Spirit, without any personal attachment to them, he is no more tainted by sin than the water lily is wetted by water." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.55°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra158.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha329.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra38.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani276.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:39
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:24
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:54 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:54 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870481.27
Julian Day2458946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.49°
🪷 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 (24.1361°), declination 6.94°, EoT -2.49 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: 2020-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)