पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 10, 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra63.13°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.70°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra260.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.65°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:41
Varjyam07:20 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:59 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:16 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:59 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:54 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868233.27
Julian Day2456698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.69°
🪷 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 (24.0501°), declination -14.43°, EoT -14.55 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: 2014-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)