पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 18, 2027 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 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra31.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha283.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.55°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra226.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani345.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:20 – 07:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:15
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:21
Varjyam08:07 – 08:24
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: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:42 – 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 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 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 – 07:42 (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 Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872958.27
Julian Day2461423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.85°
🪷 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 (24.2308°), declination -20.62°, EoT -10.35 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: 2027-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)