पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 23, 2013 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 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra53.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha282.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra263.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.61°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:15
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:02
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:41 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:54 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:41 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:24 – 07:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867850.27
Julian Day2456315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.29°
🪷 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 (24.0355°), declination -19.44°, EoT -11.81 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: 2013-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)