पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 24, 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 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.51°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra170.49°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha226.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani319.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:16
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 12:59
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:17 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:59 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:16 – 16:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:24 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:16 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:59 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872203.27
Julian Day2460668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.44°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2024-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)