पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 26, 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha284.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani333.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:46 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:14
Yamaganda11:32 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:26
Varjyam08:04 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:38 – 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 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 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 – 07:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872601.27
Julian Day2461066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.78°
🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.75°, EoT -12.54 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: 2026-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)