पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 21, 2021 CE
Also observed today
- भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sādhya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 277.07° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 8.89° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 12.43° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 294.91° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 283.31° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 261.12° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 279.83° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:12 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:51 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:20 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:58 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:55 – 06:34 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:24 – 07:12 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:42 – 12:21 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:38 – 14:17 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:39 – 17:03 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:51 – 17:15 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:36 – 18:21 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:42 – 00:21 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:14 – 14:26 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:12 – 08:25 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:37 – 10:49 |
| Varjyam | 07:37 – 07:52 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:27 – 09:47 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 07:12 – 08:25 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 08:25 – 09:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:37 – 10:49 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:49 – 12:02 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:02 – 13:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:14 – 14:26 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:26 – 15:39 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 15:39 – 16:51 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 16:51 – 18:39 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 18:39 – 20:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:26 – 22:14 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:14 – 00:02 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:02 – 01:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:49 – 03:37 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:37 – 05:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 05:25 – 07:12 (auspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5122 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1870770.27 |
| Julian Day | 2459235.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1471° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 91.72° |
🪷 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 (24.1471°), declination -19.89°, EoT -11.26 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: 2021-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1471°), declination -19.89°, EoT -11.26 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: 2021-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)