पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 26, 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 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra130.42°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha281.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra235.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani96.88°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:36
Varjyam07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:43 – 16:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:57 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:43 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:09 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875888.27
Julian Day2464353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3429°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.23°
🪷 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 (24.3429°), declination -18.80°, EoT -12.54 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: 2035-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)