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

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BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.07°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	81.88°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	106.51°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	312.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 45 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 14 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:27 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:26 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla	19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:31 – 08:22
Yamaganda	10:13 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla	13:54 – 15:45
Varjyam	05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:41 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:31 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:22 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:13 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:03 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:54 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:45 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:35 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:26 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:35 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:45 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:54 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:03 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:13 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:22 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:31 – 04:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871677.27
Julian Day	2460142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.85°

🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.26°, EoT -5.77 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: 2023-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)