पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 5, 2024 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.85°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.85°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:13
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:43 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:43 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871849.27
Julian Day2460314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.01°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.68°, EoT -5.45 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: 2024-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)