पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha320.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani286.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:44
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:38 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870834.27
Julian Day2459299.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.53°
🪷 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 (24.1496°), declination 2.23°, EoT -6.26 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: 2021-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)