पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 12, 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 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra264.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.68°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha285.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra289.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani125.05°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:26 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:46
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:51 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:51 (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)1876636.27
Julian Day2465101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.19°
🪷 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 (24.3715°), declination -13.63°, EoT -14.59 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: 2037-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)