पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.71°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra163.49°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha219.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra196.85°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani331.15°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 16:40
Yamaganda11:43 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:26
Varjyam07:10 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
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 Udveg06:46 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:57 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:12 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:26 – 16:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:40 – 18:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:26 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:12 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:57 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:46 (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)1872530.27
Julian Day2460995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.85°
🪷 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 (24.2145°), declination -18.75°, EoT 14.67 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: 2025-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)