पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 29, 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 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra52.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha289.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.33°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra289.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:41
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 10:56
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:26 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:41 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:41 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:26 – 07:10 (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)1872604.27
Julian Day2461069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.83°
🪷 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 (24.2173°), declination -17.97°, EoT -13.17 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: 2026-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)