पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 30, 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 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra139.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha294.27°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra271.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani196.89°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:19
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:04
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:05 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:02 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 07:05 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867857.27
Julian Day2456322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.28°
🪷 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 (24.0357°), declination -17.66°, EoT -13.36 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: 2013-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)