पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 19, 2025 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 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra154.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.47°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha261.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:19 – 07:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 17:55
Yamaganda12:48 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:39
Varjyam08:07 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Udveg07:41 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:58 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:15 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:31 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:48 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:48 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:31 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:15 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:58 – 07:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872229.27
Julian Day2460694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.21°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.31°, EoT -10.66 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: 2025-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)