पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra140.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.45°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra134.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani350.51°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 10:13
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla04:42 – 06:32
Varjyam05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:42 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:32 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:44 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:25 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:44 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:32 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872774.27
Julian Day2461239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.84°
🪷 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 (24.2238°), declination 21.04°, EoT -5.86 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: 2026-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)