पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 6, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।

"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.12'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.81°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	170.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.26°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	9.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	356.18°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	29.47°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	309.14°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 15:01
Yamaganda	05:19 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:10
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:19 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:56 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:33 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:10 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:47 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:01 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:38 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:15 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:38 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:01 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:47 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:10 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:33 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:56 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871575.27
Julian Day	2460040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1779°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.72°

🪷 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 (24.1779°), declination 6.29°, EoT -2.79 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: 2023-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)