पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 15, 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 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra102.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.54°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha144.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.87°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:13
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:45
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:07 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:13 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:56 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:13 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:07 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871706.27
Julian Day2460171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.12°
🪷 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 (24.1829°), declination 14.18°, EoT -4.18 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: 2023-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)