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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra18.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha90.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.65°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra154.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani350.48°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:35
Yamaganda04:59 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 10:17
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:59 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:31 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:08 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:31 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 04:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872793.27
Julian Day2461258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2245°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.80°
🪷 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 (24.2245°), declination 16.73°, EoT -5.59 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: 2026-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)