पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 9, 2023 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 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha260.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra282.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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)18:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 00 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 Kāla08:28 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:48 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:17
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:17 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:27 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:37 – 18:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:27 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:17 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:18 (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)1871488.27
Julian Day2459953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.22°
🪷 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 (24.1746°), declination -22.16°, 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: 2023-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)