पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 11, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha136.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra94.64°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani298.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:04 – 06:48
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:18
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:04 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:48 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:17 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:48 – 05:04 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871337.27
Julian Day2459802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.13°
🪷 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 (24.1688°), declination 15.32°, EoT -4.91 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: 2022-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)