पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 25, 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 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.89°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra331.89°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.31°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha343.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra332.70°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani333.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 08:15
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:48 – 06:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:32 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:15 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:15 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:32 – 04:48 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872325.27
Julian Day2460790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.84°
🪷 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 (24.2066°), declination 13.22°, EoT 1.98 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: 2025-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)