पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 23, 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha291.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani345.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 10:50
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:24
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:12 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:24 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:50 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:40 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:53 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:40 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:50 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:24 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872963.27
Julian Day2461428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.23°
🪷 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 (24.2310°), declination -19.53°, EoT -11.81 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: 2027-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)