पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 27, 2022 CE

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लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	301.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	269.49°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	336.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	266.70°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	297.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 08 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 51 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:05 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:23 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:26 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla	16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:09 – 15:18
Yamaganda	09:35 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla	11:52 – 13:01
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta	09:26 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:18 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:26 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:35 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:43 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:52 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:01 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:09 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:18 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:26 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:18 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:09 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:01 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:52 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:43 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:35 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:26 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871475.27
Julian Day	2459940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.54°

🪷 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 (24.1741°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2022-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)