पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.24°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra131.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.81°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra330.40°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:24
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:46
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:14 (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)1872309.27
Julian Day2460774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.56°
🪷 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 (24.2060°), declination 7.61°, EoT -1.90 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: 2025-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)