पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · April 24, 2028 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra1.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha22.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra50.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.16°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:32 – 08:16
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 15:09
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:49 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:32 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:16 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:16 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:32 – 04:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873420.27
Julian Day2461885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.44°
🪷 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 (24.2485°), declination 12.98°, EoT 1.80 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: 2028-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)