पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · February 12, 2027 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	298.85°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	0.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.09°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	310.94°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	255.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	347.11°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:53 – 12:12
Yamaganda	14:50 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla	08:15 – 09:34
Varjyam	07:23 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta	09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	06:56 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:15 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:34 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:53 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:31 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:50 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:09 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:09 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:50 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:31 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:53 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:34 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:15 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872983.27
Julian Day	2461448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	64.42°

🪷 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 (24.2318°), declination -13.82°, EoT -14.59 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: 2027-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)