पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 15, 2011 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 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra29.31°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha247.63°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra223.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani172.86°KanyāHasta P4

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:22
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:27
Varjyam07:40 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:16 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:22 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:33 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:44 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:33 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:22 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867111.27
Julian Day2455576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.02°
🪷 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 (24.0072°), declination -21.21°, 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: 2011-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)