पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · May 3, 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 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।

कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.22'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra260.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.73°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra28.59°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani20.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:25
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:39
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 10:09
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:39 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:24 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:55 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:24 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:39 – 04:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873794.27
Julian Day2462259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.67°
🪷 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 (24.2628°), declination 15.71°, EoT 3.15 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: 2029-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)