Atlanta

2026-09-28

Tithi

Dwitiya द्वितीया

Nakshatra

Ashwini अश्विनी

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	07:30	09:00	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	09:00	10:29	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	10:29	11:58	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	11:58	13:27	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	13:27	14:57	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	14:57	16:26	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	16:26	17:55	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	17:55	19:24	good
Char	चर	Venus	night	19:24	20:55	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	20:55	22:26	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	22:26	23:57	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	23:57	01:27	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	01:27	02:58	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	02:58	04:29	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	04:29	06:00	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	06:00	07:30	neutral

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:00	10:29	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	11:58	13:27	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	14:57	16:26	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	13:04	13:51	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:54 – 06:42

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:25 – 07:30

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:26 – 16:14

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

19:12 – 19:36

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

19:24 – 20:29

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

01:03 – 01:51

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

19:45 – 21:17

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

19:45 – 21:17

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 12

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

16:14 – 17:02

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:02 – 17:49

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Kanya#6

Surya Nakshatra

Hasta हस्त

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

12:10
17:51
23:31
05:12

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Moon
Mantri	Moon

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Northwest वायव्य

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Swarga स्वर्ग

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Bhojana भोजन

neutral

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Mars मङ्गल

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
4	Rohini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
6	Ardra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
8	Pushya	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
10	Magha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
13	Hasta	Vadha वध	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
15	Swati	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
19	Mula	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
22	Shravana	Vadha वध	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
27	Revati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	1	yes
2	Vrishabha	12	no
3	Mithuna	11	yes
4	Karka	10	yes
5	Simha	9	no
6	Kanya	8	no
7	Tula	7	yes
8	Vrishchika	6	yes
9	Dhanu	5	no
10	Makara	4	no
11	Kumbha	3	yes
12	Meena	2	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
6	Kanya कन्या	07:30	09:05
7	Tula तुला	09:05	11:30
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	11:30	13:50
9	Dhanu धनु	13:50	15:55
10	Makara मकर	15:55	17:30
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	17:30	18:55
12	Meena मीन	18:55	20:10
1	Mesha मेष	20:10	21:40
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	21:40	23:35
3	Mithuna मिथुन	23:35	01:50
4	Karka कर्क	01:50	04:15
5	Simha सिंह	04:15	06:40
6	Kanya कन्या	06:40	07:30

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:30	08:18	inauspicious
2	Agni अग्नि	08:18	09:06	inauspicious
3	Raja राज	09:06	09:53	inauspicious
4	Chora चोर	09:53	10:41	inauspicious
5	Shubha शुभ	10:41	11:28	auspicious
6	Roga रोग	11:28	12:16	inauspicious
7	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:16	13:04	inauspicious
8	Agni अग्नि	13:04	13:51	inauspicious
9	Raja राज	13:51	14:39	inauspicious
10	Chora चोर	14:39	15:26	inauspicious
11	Shubha शुभ	15:26	16:14	auspicious
12	Roga रोग	16:14	17:02	inauspicious
13	Mrityu मृत्यु	17:02	17:49	inauspicious
14	Agni अग्नि	17:49	18:37	inauspicious
15	Raja राज	18:37	19:24	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Sharadशरद्

Ritu (Drik)

Varshaवर्षा

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

11h 54m

Ratrimana

12h 6m

Madhyahna

13:27

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Atlanta, 28 September 2026

On Monday, the 28th of September 2026, the Vedic calendar in Atlanta carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Sunrise arrives at 7:30 AM and dipping below the horizon at 7:24 PM, bringing 11 hours 54 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dwitiya of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Ashwini. The day carries the Vyaghata yoga, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-09-28. Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn meditation window, runs from 5:54 AM to 6:42 AM.

In Atlanta, Rahu Kala runs from 9:00 AM to 10:29 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. The inauspicious direction (Disha Shool) for Monday is East; new ventures toward the East are traditionally deferred. On the auspicious side, Amrit choghadiya, running 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM, stands out as the best muhurta. Ashwini nakshatra is under the lordship of Ketu, bringing the ancient panchang frame into direct contact with Atlanta's horizon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Atlanta on 28 September 2026?

In Atlanta on 28 September 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:00 AM to 10:29 AM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Atlanta on 28 September 2026 at 7:30 AM?

Sunrise at 7:30 AM in Atlanta on 28 September 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (33.75°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (7:24 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Atlanta's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Atlanta on 28 September 2026?

The yoga operative in Atlanta on 28 September 2026 is Vyaghata, active from 11:23 PM to 8:43 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Vyaghata yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Sadhana Prescriptions

Yama Dvitiya Tarpana

यम द्वितीया तर्पण

- Dharmasindhu, Yama Smriti

Siddha Yoga Maha Sadhana

सिद्ध योग महासाधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

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अटलांटा — 28 सितम्बर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:30
सूर्यास्त: सायं 19:24
तिथि: द्वितीया (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: अश्विनी (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:00–प्रातः 10:29
शुभ चौघड़िया: अमृत (प्रातः 07:30–प्रातः 09:00)