पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 14, 2031 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 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.79°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.62°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha4.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.46°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra72.62°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani45.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:30
Yamaganda06:13 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:40
Varjyam05:01 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:24 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:13 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:02 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:51 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:51 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:02 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:13 – 04:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874535.27
Julian Day2463000.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.83°
🪷 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 (24.2911°), declination 18.54°, EoT 3.76 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: 2031-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)