पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 6, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra248.72°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.60°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha11.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani345.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:40
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:54
Varjyam05:26 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:51 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:23 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:58 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:23 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872701.27
Julian Day2461166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.97°
🪷 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 (24.2210°), declination 16.49°, EoT 3.44 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: 2026-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)