पञ्चाङ्ग — Edison, NJ, USA · January 25, 2032 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra73.05°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha274.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.92°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani52.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:06
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 15:52
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:14 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:28 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:52 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:06 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:52 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:28 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874791.27
Julian Day2463256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.03°
🪷 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 (24.3009°), declination -19.11°, EoT -12.31 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: 2032-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)