पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 18, 2034 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 9.3 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।

अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि।।9.3।।
"9.3 They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find Me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra244.77°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha288.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra276.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani82.39°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:12
Yamaganda08:26 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:01
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Labha07:14 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:26 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:24 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:47 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:24 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:26 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875515.27
Julian Day2463980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.21°
🪷 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 (24.3286°), declination -20.56°, EoT -10.35 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: 2034-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)