पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 21, 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 18.27 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.27।।
"18.27 In him who is impulsive, greedy, looking for reward, violent, impure, torn between joy and sorrow,it may be assumed that in him Passion is predominant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.27'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra246.42°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.67°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha257.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:34 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:38
Yamaganda09:37 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:14
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:13 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:26 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:38 – 16:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:51 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:38 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:26 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874422.27
Julian Day2462887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.05°
🪷 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 -19.98°, EoT -11.26 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: 2031-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)