पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 29, 2023 CE
Also observed today
- भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Bharaṇī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 284.68° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 19.29° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 45.23° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 259.36° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 341.35° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 307.93° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 301.41° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:11 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:11 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:11 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:30 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:29 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 00 Mins 15 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 59 Mins 45 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:51 – 06:31 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:21 – 07:11 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:51 – 12:31 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:51 – 14:31 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:59 – 17:23 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:11 – 17:36 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:56 – 18:41 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:51 – 00:31 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:56 – 17:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 12:11 – 13:26 |
| Gulika Kāla | 14:41 – 15:56 |
| Varjyam | 07:36 – 07:52 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:31 – 09:51 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 07:11 – 08:26 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 08:26 – 09:41 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 09:41 – 10:56 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:56 – 12:11 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 12:11 – 13:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:26 – 14:41 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 14:41 – 15:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 15:56 – 17:11 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 17:11 – 18:56 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 18:56 – 20:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 20:41 – 22:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:26 – 00:11 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 00:11 – 01:56 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:56 – 03:41 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 03:41 – 05:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 05:26 – 07:11 (auspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5124 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1871508.27 |
| Julian Day | 2459973.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1754° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 91.49° |
🪷 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 (24.1754°), declination -18.04°, EoT -13.17 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: 2023-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1754°), declination -18.04°, EoT -13.17 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: 2023-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)