पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra181.19°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha273.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra243.56°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani278.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:25
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:43 – 10:53
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:21 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:32 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:43 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:25 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:36 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:47 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:36 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:25 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:43 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:32 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870756.27
Julian Day2459221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.73°
🪷 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 (24.1466°), declination -22.36°, EoT -6.29 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: 2021-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)