पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · August 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra163.02°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.28°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha149.16°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra80.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:40
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:57 – 17:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:36 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:36 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:57 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873541.27
Julian Day2462006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.38°
🪷 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 (24.2531°), declination 11.31°, EoT -2.27 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: 2028-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)