पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।

"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.77°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	41.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	343.31°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	342.57°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.12°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	30.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	343.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 34 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 25 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:07 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:48 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:38 – 08:20
Yamaganda	10:01 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:25 – 15:07
Varjyam	05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:56 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:38 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:20 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:01 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:25 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:07 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:49 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:31 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:49 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:07 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:25 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:01 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:20 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:38 – 04:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872685.27
Julian Day	2461150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.86°

🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.47°, EoT 0.97 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: 2026-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)