पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · February 27, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	40.57°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.87°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	299.03°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	347.28°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	343.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	304.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:18 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:00 – 09:23
Yamaganda	10:47 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 14:59
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:36 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:00 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:23 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:47 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:11 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:59 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:22 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:46 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:22 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:59 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:11 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:47 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:23 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:00 – 06:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871537.27
Julian Day	2460002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.18°

🪷 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 (24.1765°), declination -8.50°, EoT -13.39 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: 2023-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)