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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.77°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra213.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha102.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.85°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra68.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani337.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:24 – 19:11
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:37 – 17:24
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:56 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:43 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:37 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:24 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:11 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:24 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:37 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:43 – 04:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872425.27
Julian Day2460890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.82°
🪷 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 (24.2104°), declination 17.47°, EoT -5.88 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: 2025-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)