पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · December 17, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.86°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra328.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.42°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha231.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.55°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra194.91°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani343.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:03
Yamaganda07:37 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:20
Varjyam08:02 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:37 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:51 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:20 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:20 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:51 – 07:37 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872926.27
Julian Day2461391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2296°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.73°
🪷 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 (24.2296°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2026-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)