पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 1, 2022 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra285.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.02°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha270.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani291.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:35 – 15:50
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:19
Varjyam07:29 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:35 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:05 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:35 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871146.27
Julian Day2459611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1615°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.67°
🪷 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 (24.1615°), declination -17.15°, EoT -13.69 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: 2022-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)