पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 15, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra0.66°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.40°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha76.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.39°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra46.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani15.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:26 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 10:12
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla04:40 – 06:31
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:40 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:31 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:21 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:27 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:21 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:31 – 04:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873502.27
Julian Day2461967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2516°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.57°
🪷 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 (24.2516°), declination 21.46°, EoT -5.58 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: 2028-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)