पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 24, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
जया एकादशी · Jayā EkādaśīVaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।

"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.12°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	298.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	264.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 44 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 15 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:52 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:22 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:55 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla	16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:42 – 16:55
Yamaganda	12:03 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:42
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:10 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:23 – 09:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:36 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:50 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:03 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:42 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:55 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:42 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:03 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:50 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:36 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:23 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870773.27
Julian Day	2459238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	123.74°

🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -19.19°, EoT -12.06 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: 2021-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)