पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 15, 2029 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.29°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha273.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:15
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:19
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · 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 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873686.27
Julian Day2462151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.65°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -21.10°, EoT -9.35 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: 2029-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)