पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · March 30, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra353.68°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha335.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra333.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani330.15°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:20
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:46
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:45 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:20 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:20 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:20 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872299.27
Julian Day2460764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2056°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.89°
🪷 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 (24.2056°), declination 3.80°, EoT -4.98 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: 2025-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)