पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 26, 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra185.25°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha262.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra235.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani172.97°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:16
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:03
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:43 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:57 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:43 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867122.27
Julian Day2455587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.70°
🪷 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 (24.0076°), declination -18.84°, EoT -12.54 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: 2011-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)