पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 1, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha292.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:21
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:21 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871174.27
Julian Day2459639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.62°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -7.66°, EoT -13.04 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: 2022-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)