पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 24, 2038 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 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha266.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.16°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.08°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 16:55
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:42
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:10 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:37 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:42 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:55 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:42 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:37 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 07:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876982.27
Julian Day2465447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.12°
🪷 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 (24.3847°), declination -19.22°, EoT -12.06 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: 2038-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)