पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 16, 2018 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 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyāghāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Catuṣpāda |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 271.74° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 260.35° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 209.11° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 252.24° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 204.94° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 273.11° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 248.87° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
☀️ Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:19 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:56 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:07 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 06:42 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 16:02 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 36 Mins 54 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 23 Mins 06 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:02 – 06:40 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:31 – 07:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:48 – 12:27 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:43 – 14:22 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:44 – 17:08 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:56 – 17:20 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:41 – 18:26 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:48 – 00:27 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:32 – 15:44 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:43 – 10:55 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:07 – 13:19 |
| Varjyam | 07:43 – 07:58 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:34 – 09:53 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 07:19 – 08:31 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:31 – 09:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:43 – 10:55 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:55 – 12:07 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:07 – 13:19 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:19 – 14:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:32 – 15:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:44 – 16:56 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 16:56 – 18:44 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:44 – 20:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:32 – 22:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:19 – 00:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:07 – 01:55 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:55 – 03:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:43 – 05:31 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 05:31 – 07:19 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
🌌 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 | 5119 · Kali-5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869669.27 · 5119.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458134.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1050° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 348.32° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 30/30) |
🪷 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 (24.1050°) · declination -20.97° · EoT -9.69 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:2018-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)