पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 21, 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 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.78°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra194.68°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra276.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani183.23°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)03:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 12:58
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 11:49
Varjyam07:38 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:15 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:58 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:06 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:14 – 16:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:23 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:14 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:06 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:58 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:24 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867451.27
Julian Day2455916.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.05°
🪷 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 -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2011-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)