पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · October 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।
"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.3'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.93°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra80.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.82°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha199.74°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra221.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani319.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:03
Yamaganda07:38 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:42
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:24 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:45 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:06 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:45 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:24 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:17 (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)1872141.27
Julian Day2460606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1996°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.03°
🪷 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 (24.1996°), declination -11.52°, EoT 16.06 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: 2024-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)