पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra66.85°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha141.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.75°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani310.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla05:04 – 06:49
Varjyam05:39 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:04 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:49 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:00 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:49 – 05:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871703.27
Julian Day2460168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.04°
🪷 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 (24.1828°), declination 15.09°, EoT -4.74 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: 2023-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)