पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 13, 2017 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 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra96.34°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha245.79°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.64°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra315.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani238.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:38
Varjyam07:40 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Chala07:17 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:20 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:42 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:20 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869301.27
Julian Day2457766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.53°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.47°, EoT -8.64 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: 2017-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)