पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · December 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.47°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha264.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:16
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:29
Varjyam07:42 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:19 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:16 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:26 – 16:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:35 – 18:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:26 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:16 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873663.27
Julian Day2462128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.68°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2028-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)