पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 18, 2028 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha291.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani357.37°MīnaRevatī 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)00:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 58 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 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:37
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:04
Varjyam08:07 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:42 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:58 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:15 – 11:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:31 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:54 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:31 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:15 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:58 – 07:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873323.27
Julian Day2461788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.92°
🪷 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 (24.2448°), declination -20.67°, 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: 2028-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)