पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 17, 2026 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 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra252.51°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.85°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:20 – 07:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 08:58
Varjyam08:07 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Kāla07:42 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:58 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:15 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:31 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:48 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:48 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:31 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:15 – 05:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:58 – 07:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872592.27
Julian Day2461057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.72°
🪷 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 (24.2168°), declination -20.77°, EoT -10.03 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: 2026-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)