पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 1, 2014 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 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra250.44°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.39°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha257.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.42°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra272.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.05°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:53
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:03
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 11:54
Varjyam07:42 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:27 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:12 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:21 – 16:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:30 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:21 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:12 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:27 – 07:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868193.27
Julian Day2456658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.60°
🪷 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 (24.0486°), declination -23.02°, EoT -3.71 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: 2014-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)