पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 3, 2030 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 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra294.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha267.49°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.20°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:07
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 15:52
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:01 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:17 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:52 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:07 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:52 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:17 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874070.27
Julian Day2462535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.52°
🪷 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 (24.2734°), declination -16.56°, EoT -13.97 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: 2030-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)