पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · February 1, 2019 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 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra245.97°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.54°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha288.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra242.27°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani260.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

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

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:51
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:13
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:35 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:54 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:32 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:32 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 05:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:54 – 07:35 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870050.27
Julian Day2458515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.34°
🪷 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 (24.1196°), declination -17.23°, 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: 2019-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)