पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 24, 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 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।

मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.7'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha272.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra246.69°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani52.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 10:50
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:24
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Kāla07:11 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:24 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:50 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:41 – 16:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:54 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:41 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:50 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:24 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874790.27
Julian Day2463255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.37°
🪷 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 (24.3009°), declination -19.35°, EoT -12.06 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: 2032-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)