पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.42°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha191.12°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.45°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 12:58
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:42
Varjyam07:05 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:39 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:58 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:29 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:45 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:29 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:58 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:39 (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)1872890.27
Julian Day2461355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.29°
🪷 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 (24.2282°), declination -17.37°, EoT 15.59 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: 2026-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)