पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 18, 2027 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 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra31.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha283.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.55°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra226.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani345.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:24
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:15 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:26 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:36 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:47 – 18:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:36 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:26 – 07:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872958.27
Julian Day2461423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.85°
🪷 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 (24.2308°), declination -20.62°, EoT -10.35 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: 2027-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)