पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · March 13, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra256.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha317.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.71°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra343.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani339.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:19 – 12:48
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:50
Varjyam07:21 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Chala06:52 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:19 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:48 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:48 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:19 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872647.27
Julian Day2461112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.45°
🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -2.99°, EoT -10.22 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: 2026-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)