पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra237.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha101.62°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra71.08°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani337.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:50
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:58 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:45 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:45 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872427.27
Julian Day2460892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.53°
🪷 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 (24.2105°), declination 16.94°, EoT -5.70 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: 2025-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)