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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.95°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra24.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.09°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha193.61°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.96°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani319.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:04 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:35
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:04 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:12 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:04 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:13 (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)1872137.27
Julian Day2460602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.30°
🪷 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 (24.1994°), declination -10.10°, EoT 15.55 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: 2024-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)