पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 22, 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 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.53°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra167.24°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha260.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.37°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra292.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani235.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:58 – 14:07
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 10:41
Varjyam07:39 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:16 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:24 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:33 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:58 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:07 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:15 – 16:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:23 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:15 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:07 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:58 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:33 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:24 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869279.27
Julian Day2457744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.47°
🪷 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 (24.0901°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2016-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)