पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra161.33°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.48°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha112.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra95.87°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani336.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:59
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:39
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872448.27
Julian Day2460913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2113°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.11°
🪷 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 (24.2113°), declination 10.37°, EoT -1.42 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: 2025-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)