पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra140.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:53
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:10 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:53 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:53 – 05:10 (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)1872074.27
Julian Day2460539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.84°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.31°, EoT -3.75 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: 2024-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)