पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 10, 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra6.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha45.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra36.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani289.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:16 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:16 – 08:04
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 15:17
Varjyam05:04 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:28 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:16 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:04 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:52 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:53 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:52 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:04 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:16 – 04:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870879.27
Julian Day2459344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.62°
🪷 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 (24.1513°), declination 17.64°, EoT 3.68 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: 2021-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)