पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 25, 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 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra226.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.19°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha270.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra327.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:42 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:27
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:13 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:42 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:07 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:42 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:13 (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)1872235.27
Julian Day2460700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.32°
🪷 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 (24.2032°), declination -18.94°, EoT -12.31 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: 2025-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)