पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 4, 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 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra327.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.21°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha269.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra257.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:37 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:33
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:01 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:17 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871149.27
Julian Day2459614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.90°
🪷 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 -16.28°, EoT -14.09 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: 2022-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)