पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra286.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.46°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha326.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:58
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872267.27
Julian Day2460732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.08°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.68°, EoT -13.55 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: 2025-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)