पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra217.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.48°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.43°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:15
Varjyam07:12 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:47 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:11 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:25 – 16:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:39 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:25 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:11 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:47 (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)1873627.27
Julian Day2462092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.71°
🪷 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 (24.2564°), declination -19.07°, EoT 14.44 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: 2028-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)