पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 13, 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

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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.10°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra336.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.93°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha25.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.33°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra58.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:42
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:54
Varjyam05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:43 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:31 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:05 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:31 – 04:43 (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)1872708.27
Julian Day2461173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.19°
🪷 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 (24.2213°), declination 18.35°, EoT 3.75 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: 2026-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)