पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 9, 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra282.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha281.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra266.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani313.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:40 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:30
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:55 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:55 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871884.27
Julian Day2460349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.57°
🪷 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 (24.1897°), declination -14.89°, EoT -14.50 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: 2024-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)