पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 30, 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha246.91°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra287.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani266.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:36
Yamaganda10:45 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 14:11
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Amṛta07:18 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:02 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:19 – 16:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:28 – 18:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:19 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:02 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870382.27
Julian Day2458847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.89°
🪷 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 (24.1323°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2019-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)