पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 11, 2018 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra200.80°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.01°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha245.34°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra266.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani248.30°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 10:48
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:17 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:19 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:29 – 16:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:39 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:29 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:19 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:17 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869664.27
Julian Day2458129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.26°
🪷 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 (24.1048°), declination -21.83°, 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: 2018-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)