पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · August 7, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.87°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra329.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.26°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha99.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra64.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani273.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:54
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:43
Yamaganda16:08 – 17:50
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:18
Varjyam06:28 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:25 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:08 – 17:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:50 – 19:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:32 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:50 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:08 – 23:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:25 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.749°
Longitude: -84.388°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870603.27
Julian Day2459068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.76°
🪷 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 (24.1408°), declination 16.33°, EoT -5.48 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: 2020-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)