पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 4, 2026 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 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra87.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha248.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.60°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra258.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 16:44
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:23 – 15:34
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:22 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:32 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:23 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:34 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:44 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:34 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:23 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:32 – 07:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872579.27
Julian Day2461044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.14°
🪷 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 (24.2163°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.02 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: 2026-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)