पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · June 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya64.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra85.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha50.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani313.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 16:00
Godhūli Muhūrta19:39 – 20:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:51 – 20:27
Amṛta Kāla19:36 – 21:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 18:03
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:39 – 14:27
Varjyam06:03 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:27 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:39 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:27 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:15 – 18:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:03 – 19:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:51 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:03 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:15 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:27 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:39 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871650.27
Julian Day2460115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.68°
🪷 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 (24.1808°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2023-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)