पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra300.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.62°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha228.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra275.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani318.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:00 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:19
Varjyam07:32 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:08 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:19 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:00 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:21 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:31 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:21 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:00 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 05:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:19 – 07:08 (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)1872186.27
Julian Day2460651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.15°
🪷 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 (24.2013°), declination -22.64°, EoT 7.72 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: 2024-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)