पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · November 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra231.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha210.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.67°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra181.66°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:30
Yamaganda12:57 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:02
Varjyam07:13 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:48 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 12:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:57 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:25 – 16:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:39 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:25 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:57 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:48 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873628.27
Julian Day2462093.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.52°
🪷 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 (24.2565°), declination -19.30°, EoT 14.21 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: 2028-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)