पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · April 30, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.60°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.01°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha359.46°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.38°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra42.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani344.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

Edison, NJ, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:23
Yamaganda04:58 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:11
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:58 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:51 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872695.27
Julian Day2461160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.55°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2208°), declination 14.73°, EoT 2.79 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 at: 2026-05-14T04:46:19.463Z