पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 1, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.36°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra23.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha334.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.39°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:35
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:24
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:27 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:27 (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)1872301.27
Julian Day2460766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.92°
🪷 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 (24.2057°), declination 4.58°, EoT -4.34 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: 2025-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)