पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 17, 2011 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Varīyān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 31.80° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 206.07° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 10.11° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 7.09° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 1.96° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 7.22° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 166.80° | Kanyā | Hasta P3 |
☀️ Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:40 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:08 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:31 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:31 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 28 Mins 21 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 31 Mins 39 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 02:44 – 03:42 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:27 – 04:40 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:25 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:19 – 15:17 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:56 – 19:20 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:08 – 19:44 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:53 – 20:38 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:25 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:31 – 17:20 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:17 – 10:05 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:54 – 13:42 |
| Varjyam | 05:16 – 05:39 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:02 – 08:31 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 04:40 – 06:28 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 06:28 – 08:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:17 – 10:05 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:05 – 11:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:54 – 13:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:42 – 15:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:31 – 17:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 17:20 – 19:08 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 19:08 – 20:20 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 20:20 – 21:31 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:31 – 22:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:42 – 23:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:54 – 01:05 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:05 – 02:17 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:17 – 03:28 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 03:28 – 04:40 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5113 · Kali-5113 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867233.27 · 5112.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2455698.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0119° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 175.57° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0119°) · declination 19.21° · EoT 3.72 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2011-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)