पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 30, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.48°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra244.19°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha127.10°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:28 – 19:15
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:28
Varjyam05:28 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:52 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:40 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:28 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:28 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:15 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:28 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:28 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:40 – 04:52 (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)1871690.27
Julian Day2460155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.30°
🪷 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 (24.1823°), declination 18.61°, EoT -6.11 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: 2023-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)