पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 4, 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 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra288.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha284.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra253.20°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani139.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:37
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:49
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:00 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 07:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876993.27
Julian Day2465458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3851°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.32°
🪷 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 (24.3851°), declination -16.24°, EoT -14.09 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: 2038-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)