पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha78.43°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra46.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani15.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:35 – 19:26
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:35
Varjyam05:17 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Udveg04:40 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:31 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:22 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:35 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:26 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:35 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:22 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:31 – 04:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873503.27
Julian Day2461968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.48°
🪷 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 (24.2517°), declination 21.30°, EoT -5.68 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: 2028-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)