पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · February 7, 2023 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra127.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha269.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani302.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:05
Yamaganda09:37 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:30
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:02 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:22 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871517.27
Julian Day2459982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.45°
🪷 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 (24.1757°), declination -15.44°, EoT -14.38 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: 2023-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)