पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · February 24, 2025 CE

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BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	311.47°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	259.71°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.44°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	323.02°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.67°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	345.65°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	325.98°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:42 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:16 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:29 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:44 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:29 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:37 – 10:02
Yamaganda	11:27 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla	14:16 – 15:41
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:13 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:37 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:27 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:51 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:16 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:41 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:05 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:30 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:05 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:41 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:16 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:51 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:27 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	04:02 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:37 – 07:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.749°

Longitude: -84.388°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872265.27
Julian Day	2460730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	309.09°

🪷 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 (24.2043°), declination -9.43°, EoT -13.84 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: 2025-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)