पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha308.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra285.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani315.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:28
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:06
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:28 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871900.27
Julian Day2460365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.07°
🪷 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 (24.1904°), declination -9.34°, EoT -13.70 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: 2024-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)