पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 30, 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 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.16'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra267.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha352.28°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra6.20°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani322.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:27
Varjyam05:16 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:41 – 06:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:26 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:11 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:11 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:26 – 04:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871965.27
Julian Day2460430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.03°
🪷 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 (24.1928°), declination 14.87°, EoT 2.79 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: 2024-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)