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

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.87°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	303.62°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.19°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	11.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	5.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	71.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	312.08°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 20 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 39 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:32 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:19 – 10:06
Yamaganda	13:41 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla	04:43 – 06:31
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:43 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:31 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:19 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:06 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:41 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:29 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:17 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:04 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:17 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:29 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:41 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:06 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:19 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:31 – 04:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871612.27
Julian Day	2460077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.36°

🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.28°, EoT 3.75 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: 2023-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)