पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra61.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.77°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha353.17°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.02°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra18.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani308.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:31
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:24
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871566.27
Julian Day2460031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.19°
🪷 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 (24.1776°), declination 2.82°, EoT -5.62 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: 2023-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)