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

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.68°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	196.34°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	214.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	186.48°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	343.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 24 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 35 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:52 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:20 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:32 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla	16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:21 – 16:32
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:00
Gulika Kāla	14:11 – 15:21
Varjyam	07:31 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:07 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:18 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:28 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:39 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:00 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:11 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:21 – 16:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:32 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:21 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:11 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:00 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:39 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:28 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:18 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872915.27
Julian Day	2461380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.83°

🪷 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 (24.2292°), declination -22.47°, EoT 8.14 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: 2026-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)