पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 24, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	338.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	9.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	64.83°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	345.15°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	353.06°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	14.04°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	307.78°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:51
Yamaganda	14:56 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla	07:14 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 Chala	05:42 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:14 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:28 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:00 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:56 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:14 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871562.27
Julian Day	2460027.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	30.75°

🪷 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 (24.1774°), declination 1.25°, EoT -6.90 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: 2023-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)