पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 23, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।

"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	43.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.18°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	21.21°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	0.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	49.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	310.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:02 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:43 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:51 – 18:34
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:51
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:52 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:34 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:17 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:00 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:25 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:51 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:34 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:51 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:25 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:00 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:17 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:34 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871592.27
Julian Day	2460057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.84°

🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.39°, EoT 1.60 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: 2023-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)