पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 22, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra359.57°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.16°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha265.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.52°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra262.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 09:42
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:36
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:15 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:29 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:29 – 07:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873693.27
Julian Day2462158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.90°
🪷 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 (24.2589°), declination -19.65°, EoT -11.54 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: 2029-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)