पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 19, 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 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha272.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra277.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani333.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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)07:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:19 – 07:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:11
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 Kāla08:58 – 10:15
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:05 – 15:22
Varjyam08:07 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:41 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:58 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:15 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:31 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:48 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:05 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:05 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:48 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:31 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:15 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:58 – 07:41 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872594.27
Julian Day2461059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.17°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.36°, 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: 2026-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)