पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · April 7, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.80°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra182.79°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.77°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha10.75°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.42°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra30.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani309.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:27
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:29
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:27 – 19:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:02 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:27 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:18 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871576.27
Julian Day2460041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.86°
🪷 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 (24.1780°), declination 6.67°, EoT -2.49 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: 2023-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)