पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 3, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.71°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha258.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra210.89°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani344.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:06
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 16:43
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:23 – 15:33
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:22 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:32 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:23 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:33 – 16:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:43 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:33 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:23 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:32 – 07:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872943.27
Julian Day2461408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2303°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.11°
🪷 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 (24.2303°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2027-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)