पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 23, 2015 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 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha292.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.69°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani218.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:37
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868580.27
Julian Day2457045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0634°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.94°
🪷 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 (24.0634°), declination -19.56°, 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: 2015-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)