पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 31, 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 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra64.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.32°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati316.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani81.40°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:19
Varjyam07:29 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875528.27
Julian Day2463993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.62°
🪷 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 (24.3291°), declination -17.41°, EoT -13.53 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: 2034-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)