पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · October 29, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.43°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra238.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha184.16°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra192.70°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani294.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:01 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:43
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:20 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:39 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:59 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:39 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:20 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871416.27
Julian Day2459881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1719°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.44°
🪷 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 (24.1719°), declination -13.39°, EoT 16.43 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: 2022-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)