पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 12, 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 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.41°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra332.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani258.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:28
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:20 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:30 – 16:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:40 – 18:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:30 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:20 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870030.27
Julian Day2458495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1188°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.83°
🪷 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 (24.1188°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2019-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)