पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 10, 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra245.59°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.58°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha241.37°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.58°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:08
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 11:58
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:18 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:28 – 16:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:38 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:28 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871854.27
Julian Day2460319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.90°
🪷 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 (24.1886°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 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: 2024-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)