पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 28, 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra75.23°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.45°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.83°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra270.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani10.60°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:04
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 16:46
Varjyam08:03 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:37 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:55 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:14 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:32 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:51 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:09 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:04 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:09 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:51 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:32 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:14 – 05:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:55 – 07:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873699.27
Julian Day2462164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.86°
🪷 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 (24.2592°), declination -18.16°, EoT -12.97 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: 2029-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)