पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 1, 2020 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 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha250.06°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.57°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani267.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:41
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Labha07:43 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:57 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:12 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:40 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:12 – 05:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:57 – 07:43 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870384.27
Julian Day2458849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.70°
🪷 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 (24.1324°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2020-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)