पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 8, 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 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra195.41°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha274.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra244.81°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:04
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 09:43
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:21 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:32 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 16:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:48 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:32 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870757.27
Julian Day2459222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.12°
🪷 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 -22.23°, EoT -6.70 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: 2021-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)