पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 24, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra259.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.74°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha122.59°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.58°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra171.89°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani349.90°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:57 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:21
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:16 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:57 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:57 – 05:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872811.27
Julian Day2461276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.84°
🪷 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 (24.2252°), declination 11.15°, EoT -1.99 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: 2026-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)