पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra211.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.37°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha274.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani290.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:40
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 10:56
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:12 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:41 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:41 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:12 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871141.27
Julian Day2459606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.70°
🪷 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 (24.1613°), declination -18.50°, EoT -12.76 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: 2022-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)