पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · June 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya61.45°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra48.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.42°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha45.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.54°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra105.83°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani313.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:26 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:11 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla04:26 – 06:19
Varjyam05:04 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:26 – 06:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:19 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:12 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:44 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:37 – 19:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:30 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:37 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:44 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:12 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:19 – 04:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871647.27
Julian Day2460112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.87°
🪷 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 (24.1807°), declination 23.36°, EoT -0.61 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: 2023-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)