पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · April 29, 2025 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।

"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	32.37°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.10°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	348.26°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.71°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	334.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	333.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:50 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla	19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:57 – 17:38
Yamaganda	09:13 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla	12:35 – 14:16
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:51 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:32 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:13 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:54 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:35 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:16 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:57 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:38 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:19 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:38 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:57 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:16 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:35 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:54 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:13 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:32 – 05:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872329.27
Julian Day	2460794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	16.54°

🪷 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 (24.2068°), declination 14.49°, EoT 2.64 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: 2025-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)