पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra316.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha322.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra25.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani3.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:46
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:41 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873389.27
Julian Day2461854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.54°
🪷 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 (24.2473°), declination 1.56°, EoT -6.90 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: 2028-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)