पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · July 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra32.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.05°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta15:05 – 16:02
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:25
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 16:16
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:56
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:43 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:30 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:16 – 18:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:03 – 19:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:50 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:03 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:16 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:30 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:43 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871673.27
Julian Day2460138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.47°
🪷 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 (24.1817°), declination 21.88°, EoT -5.36 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: 2023-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)