पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 13, 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 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.61°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.69°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha275.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.86°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra251.51°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:22 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:52 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 08:59
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:43 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:59 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:14 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:30 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:30 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:14 – 05:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:59 – 07:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873684.27
Julian Day2462149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.46°, EoT -8.64 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: 2029-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)