पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · March 30, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।

"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.91°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	85.20°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.75°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	357.07°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	354.50°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	21.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	308.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:11
Yamaganda	05:46 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla	08:54 – 10:28
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:46 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:20 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:54 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:28 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:03 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:45 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:19 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:45 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:03 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:28 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:54 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:20 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871568.27
Julian Day	2460033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.88°

🪷 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 (24.1777°), declination 3.60°, EoT -4.98 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: 2023-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)