पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · April 30, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra218.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.06°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani19.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:42 – 08:26
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:23
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:58 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:42 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:26 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:26 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:42 – 04:58 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873791.27
Julian Day2462256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2627°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.66°
🪷 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 (24.2627°), declination 14.81°, EoT 2.79 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: 2029-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)