पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 6, 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 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra188.19°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.37°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha276.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra282.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani125.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:38 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:31
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 Chala06:58 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:58 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876630.27
Julian Day2465095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.46°
🪷 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 (24.3713°), declination -15.56°, EoT -14.30 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: 2037-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)