पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 10, 2020 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra126.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.20°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha314.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani271.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā 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)18:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:13
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 Kāla08:12 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:40
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:58 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:16 – 18:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:58 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:54 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870424.27
Julian Day2458889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.31°
🪷 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 (24.1339°), declination -14.57°, 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: 2020-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)