पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 17, 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra55.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha250.15°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra225.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani172.89°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:23
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:15 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:34 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:46 – 18:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:34 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867113.27
Julian Day2455578.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.11°
🪷 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 (24.0073°), declination -20.84°, EoT -10.03 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: 2011-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)