पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.21°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha18.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra347.77°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani335.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:22 – 03:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:06 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:11 – 19:01
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 17:11
Varjyam04:57 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:45 – 08:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:20 – 06:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:10 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:00 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:50 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:11 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:01 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:11 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:50 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:00 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:10 – 04:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872348.27
Julian Day2460813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.58°
🪷 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 (24.2075°), declination 19.57°, EoT 3.69 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: 2025-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)