पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 27, 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 15.17 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।
"15.17 But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.17'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra251.97°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.49°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha273.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra328.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:14 – 06:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:14
Yamaganda11:32 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:27
Varjyam08:04 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:37 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:56 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:14 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:32 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:50 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:50 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:32 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:14 – 05:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:56 – 07:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872237.27
Julian Day2460702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.16°
🪷 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 (24.2033°), declination -18.43°, EoT -12.76 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: 2025-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)