Choghadiya Today in Edison
Today’s choghadiya for Edison, New Jersey, worked out from Edison’s own sunrise and sunset in Eastern Time (America/New York). Central New Jersey’s Hindu life is centred on Edison and Iselin, where Oak Tree Road is often called Little India, with temples ringing it from Robbinsville and Cranbury to Bridgewater, Colonia and Morganville. Edison’s clock runs 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 30 minutes behind India’s, so some festivals fall a day earlier here than in India.
Best times in Edison
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 7:51 AM to 9:08 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:15 PM to 3:32 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:15 PM to 9:58 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 9:58 PM to 11:42 PM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:21 AM to 12:02 PM | in Udveg and Char |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal काल Gulika Kaal Kala Vela | 6:34 AM to 7:51 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 7:51 AM to 9:08 AM | Good |
| Rog रोग Rahu Kaal | 9:08 AM to 10:24 AM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 10:24 AM to 11:41 AM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 11:41 AM to 12:58 PM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ Yamaganda Vara Vela | 12:58 PM to 2:15 PM | Mixed |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:15 PM to 3:32 PM | Good |
| Kaal काल Kala Vela | 3:32 PM to 4:48 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 4:48 PM to 6:32 PM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 6:32 PM to 8:15 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:15 PM to 9:58 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 9:58 PM to 11:42 PM | Good |
| Char चर | 11:42 PM to 1:25 AM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 1:25 AM to 3:09 AM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 3:09 AM to 4:52 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 4:52 AM to 6:35 AM | Mixed |
Panchang in Edison for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
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Hindu festivals in Edison: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Edison, worked out for Edison’s own sunrise and moonrise. 14 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in India.
| Festival | Date in Edison |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as India |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as India |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 7:37 PM. Puja 6:00 PM to 7:20 PM. Fast 7:22 AM to 7:37 PM. | Wed, Oct 28 Day before India (Thu, Oct 29) |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as India |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as India |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sat, Nov 7 Day before India (Sun, Nov 8) |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as India |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 5:05 PM to 6:54 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as India |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as India |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as India |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as India |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as India |
| Vivah Panchami | Sun, Dec 13 Day before India (Mon, Dec 14) |
| Gita Jayanti | Sat, Dec 19 Day before India (Sun, Dec 20) |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Thu, Jan 14 Day before India (Fri, Jan 15) |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as India |
| Holika Dahan | Sun, Mar 21 Day before India (Mon, Mar 22) |
| Holi | Mon, Mar 22 Day before India (Tue, Mar 23) |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as India |
| Ram Navami | Wed, Apr 14 Day before India (Thu, Apr 15) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as India |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sat, May 8 Day before India (Sun, May 9) |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as India |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as India |
| Guru Purnima | Sat, Jul 17 Day before India (Sun, Jul 18) |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as India |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as India |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as India |
| Raksha Bandhan | Mon, Aug 16 Day before India (Tue, Aug 17) |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Tue, Aug 24 Day before India (Wed, Aug 25) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Fri, Sep 3 Day before India (Sat, Sep 4) |
| Radha Ashtami | Tue, Sep 7 Day before India (Wed, Sep 8) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as India |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as India |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as India |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Edison keeps a different clock from India, so that moment can land on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Edison
The next vrat days for Edison, with the tithi window in Edison time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wed, Oct 21 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed, Nov 4 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sat, Dec 19 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sat, Jan 2 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 2:25 AM Oct 25 to 12:10 AM Oct 26 | Sun, Oct 25 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 1:12 PM Nov 23 to 9:53 AM Nov 24 | Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 12:16 AM Dec 23 to 8:27 PM Dec 23 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 10:59 AM Jan 21 to 7:16 AM Jan 22 Pausha Purnima Vrat: Thu, Jan 21 Pausha Purnima: Fri, Jan 22 | Thu, Jan 21 Fri, Jan 22 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 9:28 PM Feb 19 to 6:21 PM Feb 20 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 8:50 AM Mar 21 to 6:42 AM Mar 22 | Sun, Mar 21 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 12:57 AM Nov 08 to 2:00 AM Nov 09 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 5:42 PM Dec 07 to 7:51 PM Dec 08 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 12:44 PM Jan 06 to 3:24 PM Jan 07 Darsha Amavasya: Wed, Jan 6 Pausha Amavasya: Thu, Jan 7 | Wed, Jan 6 Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 8:35 AM Feb 05 to 10:55 AM Feb 06 Darsha Amavasya: Fri, Feb 5 Magha Amavasya: Sat, Feb 6 | Fri, Feb 5 Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 3:15 AM Mar 07 to 4:28 AM Mar 08 | Sun, Mar 7 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 8:09 PM Apr 05 to 7:50 PM Apr 06 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:07 PM to 8:45 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:49 PM to 7:34 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:25 PM to 7:27 PM | Sat, Nov 21 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:30 PM to 7:25 PM | Sat, Dec 5 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:33 PM to 7:30 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:43 PM to 7:38 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around Edison
Mandirs across the Edison area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham
Mahant Swami Maharaj dedicated Akshardham on October 8, 2023; BAPS credits 12,500 volunteers and calls it the third Akshardham, after Gandhinagar and Delhi.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
The current mandir, three stories with a mezzanine and about 150,000 square feet, was inaugurated on August 17 and 18, 2019, on the same site as the earlier mandir.
Sri Venkateswara Temple (Balaji Mandir) and Community Center
The temple property, including the community center, was bought on January 29, 1992, and the temple was inaugurated about a month later on Krishna Paksha Ekadasi in Magha, the day it still keeps as its anniversary.
Sri Guruvaayoorappan Temple (Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center)
HATCC secured its 32-acre Morganville property in 1995 and performed the Maha Kumbhabhishekam of its roughly 35,000 square foot temple on Sunday, July 1, 2012.
Sai Datta Peetham (Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple NJ)
The peetham says it opened on Sivarathri, February 27, 2014, at 902 Oak Tree Road in South Plainfield, and it now sits on Oak Tree Road in Edison.
Shri Krishna Vrundavana
Founded in December 2002 by Sri Suguneendra Theertha Swamiji of Udupi’s Sri Puthige Matha, it moved in January 2009 to a permanent 3.5-acre site in South Edison.
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Colonia (ISSO)
Its murtis were installed on September 4, 2005 by Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj, and the principal NarNarayan Dev murti is a replica of the one at the Kalupur temple in Ahmedabad.
Shree Dwarkadhish Temple
On November 12, 1994, a procession carried Shri Dwarkadhish Prabhu from Brooklyn to the temple’s Parlin property, a former YMCA site of about 2.5 acres.
Chinmaya Vrindavan (Chinmaya Mission)
Rudrabhishekam is performed at the temple’s Spatika Linga twice a week.
Sai Pariwar Temple (Sai Mandir, North Brunswick)
Sai Pariwar says it has acquired land at 2351, 2353 and 2355 US Highway 130 in North Brunswick for a planned Sai Baba Temple and Cultural Center.
ISKCON of Central New Jersey, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple and Cultural Center
The temple says it has served the central New Jersey community since 2004.
The Hindu community in Edison
- The Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey estimates 42,521 Asian Indian residents in Edison township (margin of error plus or minus 2,107) and 147,082 across Middlesex County (plus or minus 3,171). (US Census ACS 2020-2024, table B02015 (Census Reporter))
- New Jersey Monthly describes Oak Tree Road, a roughly mile-long strip in Edison that runs into neighbouring Iselin, as the area often called Little India, lined with Indian restaurants, grocers, jewelers and clothing stores. (New Jersey Monthly, April 2026)
- The Township of Edison and its Recreation Department hold their Diwali Festival on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 5 to 9 pm at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., with a rain date of November 14, and the township says the festival draws over 10,000 attendees. (Township of Edison, Diwali 2026 vendor flyer)
- New Jersey’s State Board of Education lists Navratri (October 11 to 20) and Diwali (November 8) among the 2026-27 religious holidays for which students may be absent from school. (NJ Department of Education)
- Edison’s 2024-25 school calendar gave students no school on Diwali, November 1, 2024. (Patch, August 2024)
Edison choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Edison?
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a day before India (Thu, Oct 29): moonrise 7:37 PM, puja 6:00 PM to 7:20 PM. It can fall on a different calendar day from India because the fast is kept on the evening when the Chaturthi tithi is in force at moonrise, and Edison’s clock runs 9 hours 30 minutes behind India’s that week.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Edison?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Edison is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 5:05 PM to 6:54 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Edison?
- Monday, March 22, 2027 in Edison, a day before India (Tue, Mar 23). Holika Dahan: Sunday, March 21, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Edison?
- Tuesday, August 24, 2027 in Edison, a day before India (Wed, Aug 25).
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Edison?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Edison, same day as India.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Edison?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in Edison, same day as India.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Edison?
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 in Edison, a day before India (Fri, Jan 15).
- Is Akshardham in Robbinsville open on Tuesdays, and do I need a reservation on Diwali?
- No, the whole campus, including the Mahamandir, is closed on Tuesdays; it is open every other day from 9am to 7:30pm. Free timed-entry reservations are required on Diwali and on six federal holidays, and the visit page also asks weekend and select Hindu holiday visitors to book a time slot, so reserve before you go.
- Are Edison public schools closed for Diwali in 2026?
- Not separately. Diwali falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026 on New Jersey’s religious holiday list, and Edison’s 2026-27 calendar (approved March 24, 2026, revised July 21, 2026) shows no Diwali closure. Schools are closed on November 3 for Election Day and on November 5 and 6 for the teachers’ convention. In 2024-25, when Diwali fell on a weekday, Edison gave students the day off on November 1.
Choghadiya through the year in Edison
Sunrise and sunset in Edison on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 7:16 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 45m | 1h 13m | 1h 47m |
| 21 February | 6:44 AM | 5:39 PM | 10h 55m | 1h 22m | 1h 38m |
| 21 March | 7:00 AM | 7:10 PM | 12h 10m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 April | 6:11 AM | 7:42 PM | 13h 31m | 1h 41m | 1h 19m |
| 21 May | 5:36 AM | 8:12 PM | 14h 36m | 1h 50m | 1h 10m |
| 21 June | 5:27 AM | 8:32 PM | 15h 4m | 1h 53m | 1h 7m |
| 21 July | 5:45 AM | 8:24 PM | 14h 39m | 1h 50m | 1h 10m |
| 21 August | 6:14 AM | 7:48 PM | 13h 34m | 1h 42m | 1h 18m |
| 21 September | 6:44 AM | 6:58 PM | 12h 14m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 October | 7:15 AM | 6:10 PM | 10h 55m | 1h 22m | 1h 38m |
| 21 November | 6:50 AM | 4:36 PM | 9h 46m | 1h 13m | 1h 47m |
| 21 December | 7:17 AM | 4:34 PM | 9h 16m | 1h 10m | 1h 50m |
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