पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 8, 2025 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra7.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.83°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha244.83°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra310.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani320.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:15
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:04
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:21 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:26 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:37 – 16:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:48 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:37 – 20:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:26 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872218.27
Julian Day2460683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.30°
🪷 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 (24.2025°), declination -22.23°, EoT -6.70 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: 2025-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)