पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · October 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.85°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra319.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.05°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha182.82°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.61°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra144.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani333.31°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:33
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:06
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:57 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:33 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872488.27
Julian Day2460953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.67°
🪷 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 (24.2129°), declination -4.77°, EoT 12.39 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: 2025-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)