पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 3, 2025 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।

"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	89.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.93°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	353.67°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.51°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	336.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	333.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:02 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:44 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:24 – 10:09
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla	04:54 – 06:39
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:54 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:39 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:24 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:09 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:25 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:10 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:55 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:10 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:25 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:09 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:24 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:39 – 04:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872333.27
Julian Day	2460798.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.33°

🪷 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 (24.2069°), declination 15.70°, EoT 3.15 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: 2025-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)