पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 13, 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 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।
"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.53'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra224.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.25°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha248.05°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.51°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.33°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani248.53°DhanuMūla P3

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)04:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 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 Kāla09:38 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:27
Varjyam07:40 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:20 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:31 – 16:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:42 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:31 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:20 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869666.27
Julian Day2458131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.98°
🪷 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 (24.1049°), declination -21.51°, 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: 2018-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)