पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · February 27, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	301.10°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.49°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	328.38°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.87°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	326.35°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 14:59
Yamaganda	06:35 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla	09:23 – 10:47
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:35 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:59 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:23 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:47 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:11 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:59 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:23 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:47 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:23 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:59 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:11 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:47 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:23 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:59 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872268.27
Julian Day	2460733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.66°

🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.31°, EoT -13.39 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: 2025-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)