पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 17, 2029 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।

"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.17°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.96°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	147.00°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	30.32°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:01 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 12:01
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	06:53 – 08:36
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:10 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:53 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:36 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:44 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:53 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:44 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:36 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:53 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 40.5187°

Longitude: -74.4121°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873900.27
Julian Day	2462365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.71°

🪷 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 (24.2669°), declination 13.37°, EoT -3.75 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: 2029-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)