पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 3, 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 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra60.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.47°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha277.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra314.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:17 – 09:33
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:36
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:02 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:17 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:52 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:07 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:52 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:17 – 07:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874435.27
Julian Day2462900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.63°
🪷 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 (24.2873°), declination -16.63°, 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: 2031-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)