पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 8, 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.61°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani219.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:14
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 15:56
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:14 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:31 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:14 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:31 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:14 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868596.27
Julian Day2457061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.70°
🪷 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 (24.0640°), declination -15.14°, EoT -14.45 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: 2015-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)