पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · October 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.42°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra325.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha206.55°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra186.91°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani345.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:35
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Chala06:48 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:48 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872871.27
Julian Day2461336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.30°
🪷 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 (24.2275°), declination -11.35°, EoT 16.06 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: 2026-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)