पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 11, 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 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.07°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha12.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra69.30°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:32 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 15:17
Yamaganda04:28 – 06:16
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:52
Varjyam05:04 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:28 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:16 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:04 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:52 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:53 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:52 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:04 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:16 – 04:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871610.27
Julian Day2460075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.38°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 17.77°, EoT 3.71 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: 2023-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)