पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · October 4, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।

"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	46.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	153.81°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.99°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	121.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	307.22°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:46 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:46
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:55 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:51 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:46 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:41 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:08 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:36 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:08 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:46 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:51 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871756.27
Julian Day	2460221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	239.53°

🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.18°, EoT 12.10 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: 2023-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)