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

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.58°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra110.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha192.52°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.87°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.00°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 16:05
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:12
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872854.27
Julian Day2461319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.48°
🪷 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 (24.2268°), declination -5.06°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)