पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 12, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.74°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra90.41°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.68°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha87.94°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.43°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra113.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani28.05°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:38 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:23 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:46
Yamaganda04:37 – 06:29
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 10:11
Varjyam05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:37 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:29 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:37 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:29 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:37 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:29 – 04:37 (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 Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873864.27
Julian Day2462329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2655°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.03°
🪷 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 (24.2655°), declination 21.95°, EoT -5.24 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: 2029-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)