पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 15, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra38.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha247.56°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.68°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 15:43
Yamaganda09:43 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:19
Varjyam07:43 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:19 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:43 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:55 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:43 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874051.27
Julian Day2462516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.23°
🪷 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 (24.2726°), declination -21.14°, EoT -9.35 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: 2030-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)