पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 4, 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 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra217.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha260.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.79°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra211.90°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani344.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 09:42
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:23
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Amṛta07:22 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:32 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:44 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:32 – 07:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872944.27
Julian Day2461409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2303°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.69°
🪷 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 -22.76°, EoT -5.02 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: 2027-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)