पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · March 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.17°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha338.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra336.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:25 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 12:04
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:52 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872295.27
Julian Day2460760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.85°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 2.24°, EoT -6.26 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: 2025-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)