पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 13, 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 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra344.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.81°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.92°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra80.45°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani337.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:46
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 12:02
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:06 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:58 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872435.27
Julian Day2460900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 (24.2108°), declination 14.63°, EoT -4.56 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: 2025-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)