पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 28, 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 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra245.38°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.81°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha293.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra329.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani66.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:35
Varjyam07:32 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 07:07 (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)1875160.27
Julian Day2463625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.95°
🪷 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 (24.3150°), declination -18.16°, EoT -12.97 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: 2033-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)