पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.10°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra64.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha128.95°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra120.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani324.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:38
Yamaganda04:55 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 10:16
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:55 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:29 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:25 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:13 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:25 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:29 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 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)1872058.27
Julian Day2460523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.20°
🪷 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 (24.1964°), declination 17.93°, EoT -6.02 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: 2024-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)