पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra153.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:58
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Labha05:21 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872085.27
Julian Day2460550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.17°
🪷 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 (24.1974°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.81 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: 2024-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)