पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 20, 2031 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.20°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha255.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:13
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 Kāla08:25 – 09:37
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:25
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:13 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:25 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:25 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:37 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:49 – 18:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:37 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:25 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:25 – 07:13 (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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874421.27
Julian Day2462886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.61°
🪷 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 (24.2868°), 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: 2031-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)