पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 15, 2037 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra255.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha246.54°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra254.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani127.04°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:11 – 14:22
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 10:49
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:16 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:11 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:22 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:33 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:44 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:33 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:22 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:11 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876608.27
Julian Day2465073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.28°
🪷 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 (24.3704°), declination -21.09°, EoT -9.35 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: 2037-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)