पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.67°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha222.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra188.07°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani331.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 16:46
Yamaganda11:42 – 12:58
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:30
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:37 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:53 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:58 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:14 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:30 – 16:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:46 – 18:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:30 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:14 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:58 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:53 – 06:37 (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)1872523.27
Julian Day2460988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.27°
🪷 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 (24.2142°), declination -16.88°, EoT 15.87 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: 2025-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)