पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 22, 2031 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 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.14°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha258.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.68°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:23
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:09
Varjyam07:40 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:16 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:03 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874423.27
Julian Day2462888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.54°
🪷 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 (24.2869°), declination -19.76°, EoT -11.54 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: 2031-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)