पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 3, 2021 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 13.27 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।
"13.27 Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra178.02°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha301.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra277.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani281.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:20
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:04
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:01 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:17 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:08 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:17 – 07:01 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870783.27
Julian Day2459248.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.75°
🪷 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 (24.1476°), declination -16.50°, EoT -13.97 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: 2021-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)