पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · February 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.41 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं

हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति।

अजानता महिमानं तवेदं

मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि।।11.41।।
"11.41 Whatever I have said unto Thee in rashness, taking Thee only for a friend and addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!' in thoughtless familiarity, no understanding Thy greatness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra337.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha266.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra333.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani240.33°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:10
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:51
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:34 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:54 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:13 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:32 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:51 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:51 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:32 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:13 – 05:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:54 – 07:34 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869320.27
Julian Day2457785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0917°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.70°
🪷 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 (24.0917°), declination -17.09°, EoT -13.69 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: 2017-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)