पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 28, 2000 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Svātī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śūla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 283.56° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 190.41° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 324.65° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 291.81° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 3.59° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 250.10° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शनि Śani | 16.60° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:08 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:59 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:03 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:35 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:07 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 50 Mins 54 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 09 Mins 06 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:49 – 06:29 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:19 – 07:08 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:42 – 14:21 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:47 – 17:11 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:59 – 17:24 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:44 – 18:29 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:50 – 12:03 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:31 – 15:45 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:22 – 09:36 |
| Varjyam | 07:33 – 07:48 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:26 – 09:46 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 07:08 – 08:22 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:22 – 09:36 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:36 – 10:50 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:50 – 12:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:03 – 13:17 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:17 – 14:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:31 – 15:45 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:45 – 16:59 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 16:59 – 18:45 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:45 – 20:31 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:31 – 22:17 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:17 – 00:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:03 – 01:50 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:50 – 03:36 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:36 – 05:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:22 – 07:08 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5101 · Kali-5101 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863106.27 · 5101.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451571.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8540° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 264.61° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8540°) · declination -18.42° · EoT -12.97 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2000-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)