पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 6, 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 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra241.68°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:14
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:04
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:22 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:45 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872946.27
Julian Day2461411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.83°
🪷 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 (24.2304°), declination -22.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2027-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)