पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 2, 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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra76.21°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha352.26°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.31°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra336.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:25
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:55 – 06:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:40 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:40 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872332.27
Julian Day2460797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.85°
🪷 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 (24.2069°), declination 15.41°, EoT 3.04 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: 2025-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)