पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 7, 2021 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra330.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha40.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra33.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani289.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:37 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:53 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:15 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 08:06
Varjyam05:08 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:32 – 06:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:19 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:06 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:53 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:53 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:06 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:19 – 04:32 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870876.27
Julian Day2459341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.43°
🪷 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 (24.1512°), declination 16.83°, EoT 3.51 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: 2021-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)