पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · April 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.53°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra329.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha1.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra337.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani320.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:03
Yamaganda12:40 – 14:16
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:27
Varjyam06:49 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:53 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:40 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:16 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:03 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:16 – 00:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:40 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:53 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871942.27
Julian Day2460407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.31°
🪷 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 (24.1920°), declination 6.95°, 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: 2024-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)