पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 15, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।

"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.20'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	12.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	160.47°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	100.47°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.33°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	82.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	336.91°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:18 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:29 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla	06:51 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:08 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:51 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:18 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:29 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:12 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:56 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:12 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:29 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:18 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:51 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872437.27
Julian Day	2460902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	253.63°

🪷 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 14.02°, EoT -4.18 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: 2025-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)