पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 26, 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.87°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra346.76°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.75°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha344.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra333.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani333.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:58
Yamaganda13:26 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla04:47 – 06:30
Varjyam05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:47 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:30 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:14 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:54 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:54 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:14 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:30 – 04:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872326.27
Julian Day2460791.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.05°
🪷 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 (24.2067°), declination 13.54°, EoT 2.16 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: 2025-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)