पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 2, 2028 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.19 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च।

अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन।।9.19।।

"9.19 I am the Heat of the Sun, I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.92°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	107.14°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	8.42°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	36.91°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.36°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	53.66°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:54 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:24 – 17:09
Yamaganda	08:25 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:39
Varjyam	05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:55 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:40 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:25 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:10 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:39 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:24 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:09 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:54 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:09 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:24 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:39 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:10 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:25 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:40 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873428.27
Julian Day	2461893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.91°

🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.49°, EoT 3.04 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: 2028-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)