👶 Edison, New Jersey
Babies born in Edison need their Nakshatra calculated in Edison local time, not Indian time. Enter the birth date, time and place below to get the Nakshatra, its pada and a list of meaningful names that suit it.
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The Moon moves through one Nakshatra in about a day, and through one pada in about six hours, so the birth time matters. Enter the time on the birth record exactly as written; in Edison that is Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4), 9 h 30 min behind India. Below you can see the Nakshatra in Edison right now and its syllables.
At sunrise today in Edison the Moon is in Ardra, pada 2. Names for a baby born in this Nakshatra traditionally start with: Ku, Gha, Ng, Chha (one syllable for each of the four padas).
| Day (Vara) | Shukravar (Friday) |
|---|---|
| Tithi at sunrise | Krishna Panchami until Fri 30 Oct, 9:55 AM |
| Nakshatra | Ardra (pada 2) until Fri 30 Oct, 9:41 PM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 7:25 AM / 5:57 PM |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 11:22 AM – 12:41 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurat (good) | 12:20 PM – 1:02 PM |
All times are Edison local time (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC−4). Calculated from Edison's own sunrise with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Start and end times are in Edison time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.
The length of the day decides the length of Rahu Kaal. In Edison the shortest day has about 9 h 17 min of daylight and the longest about 15 h 4 min (today: 10 h 31 min), which gives a Rahu Kaal of 70 to 113 minutes.
Sunrise in Edison today is 7:25 AM, 1 minutes later on the clock than in New York (41 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.
On 30 October the sunrise Tithi in Edison is Krishna Panchami; in Delhi it is Krishna Panchami. They match today, but on many days they do not, especially around Ekadashi and Purnima, so check before a vrat.
Edison is on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4), 9 h 30 min behind India.
Edison uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:
If you were born in Edison, enter your birth time exactly as it is written on your birth certificate. That is the local clock time, already including summer time if it applied, and the birthplace tells the calculation which time zone to use.
Edison and Iselin's Oak Tree Road is one of America's best-known Indian neighbourhoods, and the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in nearby Robbinsville is one of the largest Hindu temples outside India. Central New Jersey families often need Muhurat and Kundli matching for weddings held both here and in India.
At sunrise today in Edison the Moon is in Ardra. It changes about once a day, and the page shows when it changes.
Yes. The Parent Blend tool suggests modern names that combine both parents' names.
No. Use the local time on the birth record and Edison as the birthplace. Zodastro converts it to work out the correct Nakshatra.
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