पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 15, 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 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.23'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra331.78°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.32°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.46°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra73.62°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani312.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:27 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:13 – 08:02
Yamaganda09:51 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:19
Varjyam05:00 – 05:23
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:23 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:13 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:02 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:51 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:58 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:51 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:02 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:13 – 04:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871614.27
Julian Day2460079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.23°
🪷 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 (24.1794°), declination 18.77°, EoT 3.76 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: 2023-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)