पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · April 1, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.36°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra23.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha334.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.39°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:47
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:37
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:42 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872301.27
Julian Day2460766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.92°
🪷 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 (24.2057°), declination 4.58°, EoT -4.34 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: 2025-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)