पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 6, 2028 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 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra1.93°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha275.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra296.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani356.95°MīnaRevatī 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)12:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 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 Kāla13:14 – 14:24
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:43 – 10:53
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:22 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:32 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:43 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:24 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:35 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:45 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:35 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:24 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:43 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:32 – 07:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873311.27
Julian Day2461776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2443°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.94°
🪷 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 (24.2443°), declination -22.57°, 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: 2028-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)