पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 1, 2021 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।

"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	347.39°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	212.79°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	52.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	330.06°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.08°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	348.56°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	287.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 14:59
Yamaganda	05:27 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla	08:38 – 10:13
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:27 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:03 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:38 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:13 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:49 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:59 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:35 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:10 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:35 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:59 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:49 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:13 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:38 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:03 – 05:27 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870840.27
Julian Day	2459305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.34°

🪷 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 (24.1498°), declination 4.56°, EoT -4.34 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: 2021-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)