पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 8, 2031 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 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha335.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.52°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra355.13°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani38.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:03 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:36
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874468.27
Julian Day2462933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.39°
🪷 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 (24.2886°), declination -5.03°, 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: 2031-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)