पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 29, 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra32.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.10°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha348.26°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra334.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:56
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:26
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:42 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:27 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:12 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:41 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:12 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:27 – 04:42 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872329.27
Julian Day2460794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.54°
🪷 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 (24.2068°), declination 14.49°, EoT 2.64 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: 2025-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)