पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 19, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha272.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra277.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani333.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:43
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:34
Varjyam07:42 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:17 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:43 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:59 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:43 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872594.27
Julian Day2461059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.17°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.36°, EoT -10.66 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: 2026-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)