पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 2, 2023 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 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।
"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra68.13°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha263.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani301.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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)13:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 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 Kāla13:20 – 14:35
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 10:49
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:03 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:18 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:50 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:06 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:50 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:18 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871512.27
Julian Day2459977.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.68°
🪷 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 (24.1755°), declination -16.93°, 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: 2023-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)