पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 6, 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 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra353.19°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha355.60°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra13.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani322.96°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:39 – 03:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:20 – 08:07
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 15:15
Varjyam05:08 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:33 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:20 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:07 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:54 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:49 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:54 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:07 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:20 – 04:33 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871971.27
Julian Day2460436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.39°
🪷 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 (24.1931°), declination 16.63°, EoT 3.44 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: 2024-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)