पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · April 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.69°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra264.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.87°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.87°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra37.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani309.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:16
Yamaganda05:23 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:20
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:23 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:41 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:34 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:41 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871582.27
Julian Day2460047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.60°
🪷 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 (24.1782°), declination 8.89°, EoT -0.77 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: 2023-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)