पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 20, 2036 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 9.34 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।

मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः।।9.34।।
"9.34 Fix thy mind on Me, devote thyself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of thy aspirations, and thou shalt assuredly become one with Me, Who am thine own Self."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra182.35°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha255.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra313.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani112.29°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 16:49
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:25 – 15:37
Varjyam07:38 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:14 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:26 – 09:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:38 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:25 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:37 – 16:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:49 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:37 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:25 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:38 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:26 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876247.27
Julian Day2464712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3566°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.00°
🪷 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 (24.3566°), declination -20.24°, EoT -10.96 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: 2036-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)