पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 9, 2029 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra194.13°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.41°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.50°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra246.50°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:38
Yamaganda09:43 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:16
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:21 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:32 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:43 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:38 – 16:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:49 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:38 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:43 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:32 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873680.27
Julian Day2462145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.77°
🪷 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 (24.2584°), declination -22.08°, EoT -7.10 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: 2029-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)