पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 20, 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 18.65 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Priyo 'si Me · the Sakha-Bhāva
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।18.65।।
"18.65 Dedicate thyself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate thyself before Me, and to Me thou shalt surely come. Truly do I pledge thee; thou art My own beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.65'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.76°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra180.20°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha222.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra274.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani183.15°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:14
Yamaganda09:32 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 12:57
Varjyam07:38 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:15 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:23 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:06 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:14 – 16:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:23 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:14 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:06 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:23 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867450.27
Julian Day2455915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.61°
🪷 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 (24.0202°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2011-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)