पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 6, 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 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra305.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.93°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha297.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.98°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani261.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:21
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:05
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:15 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:15 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870055.27
Julian Day2458520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.57°
🪷 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 (24.1198°), declination -15.76°, EoT -14.30 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: 2019-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)