पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 25, 2024 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 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra202.95°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha351.53°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.57°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.04°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani322.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 15:10
Yamaganda04:48 – 06:31
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:59
Varjyam05:22 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:48 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:31 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:15 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:37 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:15 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:31 – 04:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871960.27
Julian Day2460425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.80°
🪷 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 (24.1927°), declination 13.30°, EoT 1.98 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: 2024-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)