पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · October 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.59 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।

रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते।।2.59।।
"2.59 The objects of sense turn from him who is abstemious. Even the relish for them is lost in him who has seen the Truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.19°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra286.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.92°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha186.65°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra138.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani306.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:35
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:08
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:48 (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 Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871775.27
Julian Day2460240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.91°
🪷 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 (24.1856°), declination -11.25°, EoT 16.06 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: 2023-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)