पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 4, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.95°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.85°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha117.62°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra61.97°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani16.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:31
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:58 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873522.27
Julian Day2461987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.10°
🪷 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 (24.2524°), declination 17.14°, EoT -5.79 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: 2028-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)