पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 21, 2016 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
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Indra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 276.34° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 58.80° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 195.06° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
| बुध Budha | 262.24° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 148.17° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 242.23° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| शनि Śani | 228.88° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
☀️ Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:17 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:01 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:09 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:09 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:09 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 44 Mins 19 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 15 Mins 41 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:59 – 06:38 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:28 – 07:17 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:49 – 12:28 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:25 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:49 – 17:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:01 – 17:25 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:46 – 18:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:49 – 00:28 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:22 – 14:35 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:17 – 08:30 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:43 – 10:56 |
| Varjyam | 07:41 – 07:57 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:33 – 09:53 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 07:17 – 08:30 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 08:30 – 09:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:43 – 10:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:56 – 12:09 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:09 – 13:22 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:22 – 14:35 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:35 – 15:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 15:48 – 17:01 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 17:01 – 18:48 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 18:48 – 20:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:35 – 22:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:22 – 00:09 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:09 – 01:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:56 – 03:43 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:43 – 05:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 05:30 – 07:17 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 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 | 5117 · Kali-5117 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868943.27 · 5117.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457408.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0773° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 143.30° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0773°) · declination -20.06° · EoT -11.26 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage: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:2016-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)