पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 3, 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 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra23.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.63°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha128.52°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra140.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani29.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:30
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:56 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°
Longitude: -74.4121°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873886.27
Julian Day2462351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.62°
🪷 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 (24.2663°), declination 17.46°, EoT -5.88 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: 2029-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)