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

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।

"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.25'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	193.42°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	44.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	54.97°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:54 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:37 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:35 – 08:21
Yamaganda	10:08 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:41 – 15:27
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:48 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:35 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:21 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:08 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:41 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:27 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:14 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:00 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:14 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:27 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:41 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:08 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:21 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:35 – 04:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873434.27
Julian Day	2461899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.42°

🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 17.19°, EoT 3.58 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: 2028-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)