पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · August 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.91°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.31°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha153.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.93°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra165.11°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani30.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:21 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:38
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:17 (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)1873907.27
Julian Day2462372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.43°
🪷 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 (24.2671°), declination 11.05°, EoT -1.99 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: 2029-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)