पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.84°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra317.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.76°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra72.54°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:17 – 19:05
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 17:17
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:42 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:30 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:18 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:17 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:05 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:17 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:18 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:30 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871613.27
Julian Day2460078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.83°
🪷 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 (24.1794°), declination 18.52°, EoT 3.76 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: 2023-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)