पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 6, 2019 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra260.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.93°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani257.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:34
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:25
Varjyam07:42 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:19 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:28 – 09:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:38 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:15 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:25 – 16:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:34 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:25 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:15 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:38 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:28 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870024.27
Julian Day2458489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.13°
🪷 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 (24.1186°), declination -22.55°, EoT -5.88 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: 2019-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)