पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 30, 2024 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 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra152.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha266.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra253.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:47
Yamaganda09:35 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:18
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:06 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:47 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:02 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:47 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871874.27
Julian Day2460339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.38°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.84°, EoT -13.36 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: 2024-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)