पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 20, 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 16.19 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु।।16.19।।
"16.19 Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.19'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra60.43°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha286.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra228.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani345.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:13
Yamaganda08:26 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:01
Varjyam07:38 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:26 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:37 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:49 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:37 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:26 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872960.27
Julian Day2461425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.89°
🪷 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 (24.2309°), declination -20.20°, EoT -10.96 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: 2027-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)