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

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra32.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.05°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:39 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:23 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:46
Yamaganda04:38 – 06:29
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 10:12
Varjyam05:15 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:38 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:29 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:12 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:37 – 19:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:28 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:37 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:12 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:29 – 04:38 (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 Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871673.27
Julian Day2460138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.47°
🪷 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 (24.1817°), declination 21.88°, EoT -5.36 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: 2023-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)