पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 6, 2024 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 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra192.16°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.59°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra224.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani309.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:28
Varjyam07:42 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:19 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:15 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:25 – 16:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:34 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:25 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:15 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871850.27
Julian Day2460315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.93°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.57°, EoT -5.88 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: 2024-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)