पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 14, 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.32°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra358.39°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha100.08°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.13°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra81.63°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani336.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:40 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:30
Yamaganda05:07 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:18
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:07 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:57 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:07 (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)1872436.27
Julian Day2460901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.18°
🪷 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 (24.2109°), declination 14.33°, EoT -4.37 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: 2025-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)