पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · July 19, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.52 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति।

तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च।।2.52।।
"2.52 When thy reason has crossed the entanglements of illusion, then shalt thou become indifferent both to the philosophies thou hast heard and to those thou mayest yet hear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra188.41°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.31°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha102.32°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.05°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra122.36°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani28.64°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:44
Yamaganda04:43 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 10:13
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:43 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:23 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:44 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:34 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:24 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:34 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:44 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:23 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:43 (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 Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873871.27
Julian Day2462336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.95°
🪷 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 (24.2657°), declination 20.82°, EoT -5.93 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: 2029-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)