पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 11, 2016 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra278.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.75°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha273.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra229.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani227.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:02
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:48 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:19
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:19 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:29 – 16:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:39 – 18:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:29 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:19 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:18 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868933.27
Julian Day2457398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.99°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.91°, EoT -7.89 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: 2016-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)