पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · February 3, 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 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra80.03°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha264.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani302.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:31 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:12
Varjyam08:00 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:02 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:33 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:53 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:12 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:32 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:32 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:12 – 05:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:53 – 07:33 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871513.27
Julian Day2459978.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.15°
🪷 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 (24.1756°), declination -16.64°, EoT -13.97 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: 2023-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)