पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · October 15, 2024 CE

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BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।

"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	323.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	187.32°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.07°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	212.12°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	319.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:32 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla	12:23 – 13:48
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:42 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:07 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:32 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:58 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:23 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:48 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:03 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:48 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:23 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:58 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:32 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:07 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.749°

Longitude: -84.388°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872133.27
Julian Day	2460598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.52°

🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -8.64°, EoT 14.86 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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