पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।
"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha258.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra319.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani321.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:08
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:43
Varjyam07:42 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:31 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:45 – 16:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:57 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:45 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:31 – 07:18 (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)1872227.27
Julian Day2460692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.95°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.72°, EoT -10.03 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: 2025-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)