पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 24, 2019 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 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra139.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.12°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha275.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra233.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani259.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:28
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 10:50
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:24 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:28 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:41 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:54 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:41 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:28 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:24 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870042.27
Julian Day2458507.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.03°
🪷 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 (24.1193°), declination -19.31°, EoT -12.06 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: 2019-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)