पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya84.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.83°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha95.24°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.52°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:37 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:38
Yamaganda08:19 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:54
Varjyam05:13 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:36 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:28 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:19 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:38 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:29 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:38 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:19 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:28 – 04:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871671.27
Julian Day2460136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.45°
🪷 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 (24.1816°), declination 22.16°, EoT -5.11 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: 2023-07-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)