पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.69°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra264.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.87°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.87°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra37.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani309.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 15:04
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:47
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:06
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:47 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:47 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871582.27
Julian Day2460047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.60°
🪷 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 8.89°, EoT -0.77 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: 2023-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)