पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 25, 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 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra35.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.85°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha263.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra266.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani10.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:38
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 10:56
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:13 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:07 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873696.27
Julian Day2462161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.14°
🪷 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 (24.2591°), declination -18.93°, EoT -12.31 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: 2029-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)