पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 10, 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 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.90°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra182.85°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha277.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.35°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra322.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani219.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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)23:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 49 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 Kāla14:41 – 15:58
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:23
Varjyam07:20 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:54 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:12 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:12 – 06:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868598.27
Julian Day2457063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.91°
🪷 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 (24.0641°), declination -14.51°, 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: 2015-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)