पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra119.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.84°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra329.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:40 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:46
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872636.27
Julian Day2461101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.50°
🪷 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 (24.2185°), declination -7.26°, EoT -12.85 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: 2026-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)