पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	243.92°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	236.41°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	197.51°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	343.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 16 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 43 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:03 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:31 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:29 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:34 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla	16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:24 – 16:34
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:15 – 15:24
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:18 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:27 – 09:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:37 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:15 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:24 – 16:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:34 – 18:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:24 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:15 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:37 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:27 – 07:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872929.27
Julian Day	2461394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	127.07°

🪷 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 (24.2297°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2026-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)