पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.71°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra250.09°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.35°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha16.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.63°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra36.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani309.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:24
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:45
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:09 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:48 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:48 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871581.27
Julian Day2460046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.38°
🪷 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 (24.1782°), declination 8.53°, EoT -1.04 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: 2023-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)