पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 22, 2032 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra36.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha269.49°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra244.22°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani52.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:27
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 10:50
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:12 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:25 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:39 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:52 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:39 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:25 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874788.27
Julian Day2463253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.94°
🪷 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 (24.3008°), declination -19.81°, EoT -11.54 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: 2032-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)