पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 1, 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 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra232.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.95°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra26.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani19.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 17:08
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:39
Varjyam05:32 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:41 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:41 – 04:57 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873792.27
Julian Day2462257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2627°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.69°
🪷 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 15.11°, EoT 2.92 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: 2029-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)