पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 8, 2010 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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Citrā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sukarma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 263.64° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 181.02° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 113.26° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 255.91° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 304.08° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 262.60° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 160.40° | Kanyā | Hasta P1 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:18 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:36 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:57 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:59 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:55 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:04 – 06:41 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:32 – 07:18 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:39 – 12:16 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:30 – 14:07 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:24 – 16:48 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:36 – 16:59 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:21 – 18:06 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:39 – 00:16 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:47 – 11:57 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:17 – 15:26 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:28 – 09:38 |
| Varjyam | 07:41 – 07:56 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:28 – 09:47 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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
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
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 07:18 – 08:28 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:28 – 09:38 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:38 – 10:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:47 – 11:57 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:57 – 13:07 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:07 – 14:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:17 – 15:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:26 – 16:36 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 16:36 – 18:26 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:26 – 20:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:17 – 22:07 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:07 – 23:57 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:57 – 01:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:47 – 03:38 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:38 – 05:28 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:28 – 07:18 (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 + Citrā 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 | 5111 · Kali-5111 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866739.27 · 5111.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2455204.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9930° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 274.25° · 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 (23.9930°) · declination -22.27° · EoT -6.70 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:2010-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)