पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 7, 2031 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 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra63.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.84°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha238.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani38.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:36
Yamaganda09:43 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:15
Varjyam07:45 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:21 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:32 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:43 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:36 – 16:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:46 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:36 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:43 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:32 – 07:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874408.27
Julian Day2462873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.70°
🪷 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 (24.2863°), declination -22.42°, EoT -6.29 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: 2031-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)