पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 19, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.37°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.99°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha122.15°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani323.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:37
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:25
Varjyam05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:37 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:50 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:37 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872076.27
Julian Day2460541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.13°
🪷 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 (24.1971°), declination 12.66°, EoT -3.29 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: 2024-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)