पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 16, 2026 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.86°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra342.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha336.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.68°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra25.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani343.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 15:05
Yamaganda05:02 – 06:43
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 10:04
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:02 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:43 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:23 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:23 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:43 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872681.27
Julian Day2461146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.02°
🪷 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 (24.2202°), declination 10.07°, EoT 0.02 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: 2026-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)