पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 29, 2019 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	284.71°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.65°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	354.51°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	283.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	233.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	238.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	260.41°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 53 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 06 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:48 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:17 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:01 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla	16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:32 – 15:46
Yamaganda	09:35 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:18
Varjyam	07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:07 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:21 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:35 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:18 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:32 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:46 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:01 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:46 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:32 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:18 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:35 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:21 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870047.27
Julian Day	2458512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.71°

🪷 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 (24.1195°), declination -18.05°, EoT -13.17 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: 2019-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)