पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 25, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.27°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra305.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.78°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.88°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra245.90°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani331.67°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:08 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla09:39 – 10:49
Varjyam07:43 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Śubha07:20 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:29 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:39 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:08 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:17 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:27 – 16:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:36 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:27 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:17 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:08 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:39 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:29 – 07:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872569.27
Julian Day2461034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.25°
🪷 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 (24.2159°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2025-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)