पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 2, 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra168.97°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.63°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha287.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra257.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani51.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:35
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 07:03 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874799.27
Julian Day2463264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.22°
🪷 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 (24.3012°), declination -16.99°, EoT -13.84 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: 2032-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)