पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha353.11°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:24
Yamaganda04:55 – 06:40
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:10
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:55 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:40 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:09 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:54 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:09 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:40 – 04:55 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871967.27
Julian Day2460432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.75°
🪷 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 (24.1929°), declination 15.48°, EoT 3.04 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: 2024-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)