पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 18, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.52°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	24.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.74°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	308.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.21°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	331.16°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	286.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:23 – 14:54
Yamaganda	05:52 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla	08:52 – 10:23
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:52 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:22 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:52 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:23 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:23 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:54 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:24 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:54 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:24 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:54 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:23 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:23 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:52 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:22 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870826.27
Julian Day	2459291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.29°

🪷 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 (24.1493°), declination -0.93°, EoT -8.76 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: 2021-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)