पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra198.20°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha237.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra265.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani318.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:24
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:01 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:58 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:21 – 16:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:33 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:21 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:58 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872178.27
Julian Day2460643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.10°
🪷 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 (24.2010°), declination -21.53°, EoT 10.87 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: 2024-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)