पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 10, 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 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra208.04°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.74°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.60°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.75°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani10.15°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:16
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:05
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:21 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:27 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:39 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:50 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:39 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:27 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873681.27
Julian Day2462146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.04°
🪷 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 (24.2585°), declination -21.94°, EoT -7.50 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: 2029-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)