पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 8, 2029 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।

"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	323.49°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	242.18°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	307.46°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.12°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	319.16°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	13.40°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:22 – 14:49
Yamaganda	06:09 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla	09:02 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:09 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:36 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:02 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:22 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:49 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:16 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:43 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:16 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:49 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:22 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:02 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:36 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873738.27
Julian Day	2462203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.59°

🪷 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 (24.2607°), declination -4.84°, EoT -11.53 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: 2029-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)