पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 8, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra284.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha249.97°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra216.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani257.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:30
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 13:59
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:43 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:59 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:14 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:29 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:44 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:44 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:29 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:14 – 05:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:59 – 07:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870026.27
Julian Day2458491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.30°
🪷 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 (24.1187°), declination -22.30°, EoT -6.70 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: 2019-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)