पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha333.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra301.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani316.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:34
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871913.27
Julian Day2460378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.56°
🪷 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 (24.1909°), declination -4.37°, EoT -11.28 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: 2024-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)