पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 23, 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra312.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha296.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati314.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra282.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani81.99°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 09:37
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:28
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:24 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:28 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:41 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:41 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:28 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:24 – 07:11 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875520.27
Julian Day2463985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.11°
🪷 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 (24.3288°), declination -19.46°, EoT -11.81 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: 2034-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)