पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 30, 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 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra292.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra331.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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)07:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 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 Kāla14:10 – 15:29
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:32
Varjyam08:02 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:36 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:54 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:13 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:32 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:51 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:51 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:32 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:13 – 05:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:54 – 07:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872240.27
Julian Day2460705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.03°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.63°, 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: 2025-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)