पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 17, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.62 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम्।।18.62।।
"18.62 With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.71°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra138.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha220.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra271.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani182.91°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 10:39
Yamaganda12:56 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:22
Varjyam07:36 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla07:13 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:56 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:04 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:13 – 16:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:22 – 18:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:13 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:04 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:56 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867447.27
Julian Day2455912.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.17°
🪷 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 (24.0201°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.25 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: 2011-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)