पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 25, 2013 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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 (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 249.35° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 153.25° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 164.21° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| बुध Budha | 246.74° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 82.35° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 274.54° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 205.39° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:17 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:25 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:51 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:20 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:34 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 07 Mins 58 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 52 Mins 02 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:04 – 06:40 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:31 – 07:17 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:33 – 12:09 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:22 – 13:59 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:13 – 16:37 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:25 – 16:48 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:10 – 17:55 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:33 – 00:09 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:51 – 13:00 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:26 – 09:34 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:43 – 11:51 |
| Varjyam | 07:40 – 07:54 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:25 – 09:43 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 07:17 – 08:26 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 08:26 – 09:34 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:34 – 10:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:43 – 11:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:51 – 13:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:00 – 14:08 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:08 – 15:17 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 15:17 – 16:25 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 16:25 – 18:17 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 18:17 – 20:08 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:08 – 22:00 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:00 – 23:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:51 – 01:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:43 – 03:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:34 – 05:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 05:26 – 07:17 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5115 · Kali-5115 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868186.27 · 5114.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456651.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0483° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 267.65° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0483°) · declination -23.39° · EoT -0.49 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2013-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)