पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · March 2, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.3 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।

निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।
"5.3 He is a true ascetic who never desires or dislikes, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra308.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha293.66°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:11
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871175.27
Julian Day2459640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.72°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -7.28°, EoT -12.85 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: 2022-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)