पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 6, 2026 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 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra164.05°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha303.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.45°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra299.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:38 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:32
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:58 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:58 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872612.27
Julian Day2461077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.54°
🪷 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 (24.2176°), declination -15.66°, EoT -14.30 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: 2026-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)