पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 30, 2024 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 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra152.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha266.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra253.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:44 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:47
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:10
Varjyam08:02 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:36 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:55 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:14 – 11:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:32 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:10 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:10 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:32 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:14 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:55 – 07:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871874.27
Julian Day2460339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.38°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.84°, EoT -13.36 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: 2024-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)