पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra55.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.37°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha102.35°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra86.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani336.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:26
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:11 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:09 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:09 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872440.27
Julian Day2460905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2110°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.08°
🪷 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 (24.2110°), declination 13.06°, EoT -3.53 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: 2025-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)