पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 14, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	237.81°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	292.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	227.08°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	192.42°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	343.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 18 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 41 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:59 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:27 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:26 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:32 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla	16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:24 – 09:33
Yamaganda	10:43 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla	13:03 – 14:13
Varjyam	07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:24 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:14 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:24 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:33 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:43 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:53 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:03 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:13 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:22 – 16:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:32 – 18:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:22 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:13 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:03 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:53 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:43 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:33 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:24 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872923.27
Julian Day	2461388.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	58.21°

🪷 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 (24.2295°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.64 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: 2026-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)