पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra116.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.43°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha18.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.72°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra56.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:57
Yamaganda13:26 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla04:43 – 06:28
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:43 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:28 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:12 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:12 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:28 – 04:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871598.27
Julian Day2460063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.48°
🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.33°, EoT 2.64 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: 2023-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)