पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 19, 2022 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 13.10 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
"13.10 Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.93°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra184.43°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha262.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra256.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani297.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:40 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 14:05
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:23 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:57 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:05 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:14 – 16:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:22 – 18:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:14 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:05 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:57 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:23 – 07:14 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871467.27
Julian Day2459932.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1738°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.67°
🪷 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 (24.1738°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.32 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: 2022-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)