पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 28, 2033 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha314.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra343.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani65.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:45
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:33 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875191.27
Julian Day2463656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (24.3162°), declination -7.91°, EoT -13.22 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: 2033-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)