पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · January 8, 2034 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.92°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha272.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra263.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 17:45
Yamaganda12:44 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:30
Varjyam08:08 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:43 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:58 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:14 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:29 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:44 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:45 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:44 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:29 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:14 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:58 – 07:43 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875505.27
Julian Day2463970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.92°
🪷 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 (24.3282°), declination -22.25°, EoT -6.70 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: 2034-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)