पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · March 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra101.45°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha298.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra8.86°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:36
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:09
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:21 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873373.27
Julian Day2461838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2467°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.03°
🪷 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 (24.2467°), declination -4.75°, EoT -11.53 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: 2028-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)