पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 2, 2026 CE

Universal?format=json (AI agents)
🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra110.45°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha296.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani334.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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)17:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 25 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 Kāla08:18 – 09:33
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:35
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:51 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:51 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 07:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872608.27
Julian Day2461073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.99°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2174°), 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: 2026-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)