पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 14, 2025 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.15°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra191.26°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.73°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha334.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.91°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:45 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 15:04
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:45 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:45 – 05:05 (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)1872314.27
Julian Day2460779.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.21°
🪷 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 (24.2062°), declination 9.44°, EoT -0.50 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: 2025-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)