पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · October 8, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra86.97°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.46°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
बुध Budha221.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.32°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra210.34°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani276.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:44
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
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 Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12916.73
Julian Day575548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.87°
🪷 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 (-47.8968°), declination -0.08°, EoT 13.23 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: -3137-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)