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

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra62.01°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.01°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha350.89°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:24
Yamaganda04:57 – 06:41
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:10
Varjyam05:32 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:57 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:41 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:08 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:53 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:08 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:41 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872331.27
Julian Day2460796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.04°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2068°), declination 15.10°, EoT 2.92 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:32:16.564Z