पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 11, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra350.67°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha246.61°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.06°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani23.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:06
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 09:43
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:21 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:32 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:39 – 16:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:50 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:39 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:32 – 07:21 (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)1874047.27
Julian Day2462512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.35°
🪷 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 (24.2725°), declination -21.82°, EoT -7.89 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: 2030-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)