पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 7, 2015 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha278.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra280.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 16:58
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:06
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 11:57
Varjyam07:42 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:16 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:26 – 16:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:35 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:26 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:16 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868564.27
Julian Day2457029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.18°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.43°, EoT -6.29 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: 2015-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)