पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 9, 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 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra170.88°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha277.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra321.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani219.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:40
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:55 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:57 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:15 – 18:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:57 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 06:55 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868597.27
Julian Day2457062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.82°
🪷 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 -14.83°, EoT -14.50 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: 2015-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)