पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 4, 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 1.26 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा।।1.26।।
"1.26 There Arjuna noticed fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandsons, teachers, friends;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.26'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra319.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha133.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:30
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:57 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:10 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871695.27
Julian Day2460160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.01°
🪷 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 (24.1825°), declination 17.35°, EoT -5.79 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: 2023-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)