पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · March 1, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha292.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:08
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:16
Varjyam07:36 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:07 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:33 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:59 – 11:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:25 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:16 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:16 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:25 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:59 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:33 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871174.27
Julian Day2459639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.62°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -7.66°, EoT -13.04 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: 2022-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)