पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 26, 2023 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 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra339.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha256.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani301.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:46 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:26
Yamaganda07:38 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:32
Varjyam08:04 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Śubha07:38 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:56 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:14 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:32 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:50 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:50 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:32 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:14 – 05:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:56 – 07:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871505.27
Julian Day2459970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.81°
🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.82°, EoT -12.54 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: 2023-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)