पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 13, 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra220.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha277.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.95°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra326.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani219.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:43 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:28
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:50 (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)1868601.27
Julian Day2457066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0642°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.82°
🪷 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 (24.0642°), declination -13.52°, EoT -14.60 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: 2015-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)