पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 16, 2035 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 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra346.71°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha288.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra224.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:22 – 15:34
Yamaganda09:38 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:11
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:16 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:27 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:38 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:22 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:34 – 16:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:45 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:34 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:22 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:38 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:27 – 07:16 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875878.27
Julian Day2464343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.91°
🪷 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 (24.3425°), declination -21.00°, EoT -9.69 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: 2035-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)