पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · February 5, 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 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra18.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.79°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha288.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra335.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani323.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:12
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:52
Varjyam07:58 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:31 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:51 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:12 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:32 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:32 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:12 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:51 – 07:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872246.27
Julian Day2460711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.69°
🪷 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 (24.2036°), declination -15.89°, EoT -14.20 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: 2025-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)