पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 14, 2013 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 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha267.13°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra251.90°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani196.14°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:06
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:21
Varjyam07:40 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:16 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:43 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867841.27
Julian Day2456306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0351°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.93°
🪷 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 (24.0351°), declination -21.30°, EoT -9.00 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: 2013-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)