पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 30, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra243.94°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.97°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha232.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra301.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:41
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:20
Varjyam07:44 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:21 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:41 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:20 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:30 – 16:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:40 – 18:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:30 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:20 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:41 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872209.27
Julian Day2460674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.31°
🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2024-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)