पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · July 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.07°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra81.88°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.49°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha106.51°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.39°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta15:05 – 16:02
Godhūli Muhūrta19:36 – 20:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:48 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:33 – 21:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 16:16
Varjyam06:14 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:39 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:30 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:16 – 18:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:02 – 19:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:48 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:02 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:16 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:30 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871677.27
Julian Day2460142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.85°
🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.26°, EoT -5.77 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: 2023-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)