पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 28, 2020 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra69.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha5.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:55
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:26
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:43 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:28 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:28 – 04:43 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870502.27
Julian Day2458967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.91°
🪷 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 (24.1369°), declination 14.25°, 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: 2020-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)