पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · February 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra184.71°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 14:59
Yamaganda06:33 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:46
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:33 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:48 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871904.27
Julian Day2460369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.71°
🪷 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 (24.1905°), declination -7.84°, EoT -13.04 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: 2024-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)