पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 29, 2022 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra353.59°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha34.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani300.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 08:12
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:43 – 06:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:27 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:12 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:57 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:57 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:12 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:27 – 04:43 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871233.27
Julian Day2459698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.56°
🪷 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 (24.1649°), declination 14.41°, EoT 2.64 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: 2022-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)