पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 18, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.00°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra264.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha70.06°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra83.75°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani3.22°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:35 – 19:25
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:35
Varjyam05:18 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:42 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:32 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:23 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:35 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:25 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:35 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:23 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:32 – 04:42 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873139.27
Julian Day2461604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.97°
🪷 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 (24.2377°), declination 21.09°, EoT -5.86 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: 2027-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)