पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · March 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha330.78°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra30.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani3.88°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:03
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:46 (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)1873394.27
Julian Day2461859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.28°
🪷 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 (24.2475°), declination 3.52°, EoT -5.30 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: 2028-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)