पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 30, 2025 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	44.70°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	84.58°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	44.09°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	358.49°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	336.23°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 01 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 58 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:11 – 03:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:56 – 04:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:12 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:12 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:49 – 11:42
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla	06:04 – 07:56
Varjyam	04:48 – 05:12
Dur Muhūrta	07:41 – 08:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:11 – 06:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:04 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	07:56 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:49 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:20 – 19:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:12 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:20 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:49 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	01:56 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:04 – 04:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872360.27
Julian Day	2460825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.95°

🪷 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 (24.2080°), declination 21.78°, 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: 2025-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)