पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 8, 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 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha138.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra119.14°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani311.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:20
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:49
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Roga05:01 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:46 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:05 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:46 – 05:01 (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 Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871699.27
Julian Day2460164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1827°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.03°
🪷 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 (24.1827°), declination 16.25°, EoT -5.35 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: 2023-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)