पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.78°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha8.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra28.36°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani323.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla04:38 – 06:27
Varjyam05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:38 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:27 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:16 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:21 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:21 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:16 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:27 – 04:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871983.27
Julian Day2460448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.41°
🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.62°, EoT 3.69 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: 2024-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)