पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 9, 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 11.47 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं

रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्।

तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं

यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्।।11.47।।
"11.47 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved friend! It is only through My grace and power that thou hast been able to see this vision of splendour, the Universal, the Infinite, the Original. Never has it been seen by any but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.47'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha251.50°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani258.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:25 – 16:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:37 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:22 – 18:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:07
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 11:58
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:18 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:17 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:27 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:37 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:27 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:17 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870027.27
Julian Day2458492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.63°
🪷 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 (24.1187°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 2019-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)