पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.17°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra54.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.12°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha201.16°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra147.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:00
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:41
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:00 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:37 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:37 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:00 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871784.27
Julian Day2460249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.48°
🪷 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 (24.1859°), declination -14.29°, EoT 16.44 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: 2023-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)