पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 2, 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 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra299.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.75°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha270.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:20
Yamaganda08:18 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:04
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:03 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:18 – 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 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:06 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 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 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:18 – 07:03 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871147.27
Julian Day2459612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.75°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.86°, EoT -13.84 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: 2022-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)