पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha337.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:42
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872297.27
Julian Day2460762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.27°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 3.02°, EoT -5.62 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: 2025-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)