पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · February 5, 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 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra18.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.79°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha288.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra335.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani323.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:29
Yamaganda08:21 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:12
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:04 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:21 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:21 – 07:04 (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 Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872246.27
Julian Day2460711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.69°
🪷 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 (24.2036°), declination -15.89°, EoT -14.20 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: 2025-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)