पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 9, 2020 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 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha262.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra299.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani268.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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)14:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 20 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 Kāla13:07 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 10:48
Varjyam07:42 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:18 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:17 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:27 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:37 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:27 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:17 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870392.27
Julian Day2458857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.70°
🪷 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 (24.1327°), declination -22.20°, 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: 2020-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)