पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · February 1, 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 14.19 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।।14.19।।
"14.19 As soon as man understands that it is only the Qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he attains My divine nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.19'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra56.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha262.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra311.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani301.76°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā 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)14:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 03 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 Kāla12:51 – 14:10
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:51
Varjyam08:01 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:35 – 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 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 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 – 07:35 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871511.27
Julian Day2459976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.22°
🪷 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 (24.1755°), declination -17.22°, 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: 2023-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)