पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.10 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।

बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः।।4.10।।
"4.10 Many have merged their existences in Mine, being freed from desire, fear and anger, filled always with Me and purified by the illuminating flame of self-abnegation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.83°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra83.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha239.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra213.29°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani308.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:40 – 10:50
Varjyam07:44 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:21 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:40 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:19 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:29 – 16:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:38 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:29 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:19 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:40 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871841.27
Julian Day2460306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.06°
🪷 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 (24.1881°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2023-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)