पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 24, 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 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23'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)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.73°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra203.42°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha254.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra280.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani356.79°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:39
Varjyam07:43 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 Chala07:19 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:17 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:26 – 16:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:36 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:26 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:17 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873298.27
Julian Day2461763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2438°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.95°
🪷 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 (24.2438°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2027-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)