पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 21, 2033 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.74°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra323.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani67.03°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:37
Varjyam07:36 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Chala07:12 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:39 – 16:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:51 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:39 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875153.27
Julian Day2463618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.87°
🪷 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 (24.3148°), declination -19.87°, 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: 2033-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)