पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 17, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra108.74°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha288.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.50°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra261.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani24.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:19
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 15:59
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:39 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:59 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:59 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874084.27
Julian Day2462549.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.69°
🪷 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 (24.2739°), declination -12.03°, EoT -14.49 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: 2030-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)