पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · April 1, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.59°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra55.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha336.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra32.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani4.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:17
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873397.27
Julian Day2461862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.73°
🪷 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 (24.2476°), declination 4.68°, EoT -4.34 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: 2028-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)