पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 2, 2012 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 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra355.56°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.28°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani184.07°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:37
Yamaganda10:46 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:13
Varjyam07:42 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:19 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:13 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:22 – 16:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:31 – 18:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:22 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:13 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867463.27
Julian Day2455928.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.70°
🪷 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 (24.0207°), declination -22.98°, EoT -4.15 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: 2012-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)