पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 5, 2014 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra1.09°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.92°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha308.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.13°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.45°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:21
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:05
Varjyam07:25 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:59 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868228.27
Julian Day2456693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.30°
🪷 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 (24.0499°), declination -15.99°, EoT -14.20 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: 2014-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)