पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 6, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.89°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra62.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.62°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha190.88°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.30°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra166.91°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla12:58 – 14:15
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:58 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:15 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:49 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:15 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:58 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873616.27
Julian Day2462081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.99°
🪷 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 (24.2560°), declination -16.08°, EoT 16.19 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: 2028-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)