पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 5, 2029 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 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra137.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.03°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.10°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra241.49°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:13
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:43 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:13 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:13 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873676.27
Julian Day2462141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.14°
🪷 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 (24.2583°), declination -22.60°, EoT -5.45 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: 2029-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)