पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 25, 2016 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 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.13°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra247.15°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:37
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:29
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:10 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:23 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:42 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:55 – 18:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:42 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:23 – 07:10 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868947.27
Julian Day2457412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.40°
🪷 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 (24.0774°), declination -19.14°, EoT -12.31 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: 2016-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)