पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 8, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra152.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.29°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha1.22°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra340.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani334.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:27
Yamaganda04:48 – 06:35
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 10:08
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:48 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:35 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:21 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:00 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:21 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:35 – 04:48 (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)1872338.27
Julian Day2460803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.03°
🪷 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 (24.2071°), declination 17.11°, EoT 3.58 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: 2025-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)