पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 4, 2025 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 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra311.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.31°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha239.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani320.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:28
Varjyam07:42 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:18 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:14 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:23 – 16:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:33 – 18:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:23 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:14 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:18 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872214.27
Julian Day2460679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.07°
🪷 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 (24.2024°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2025-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)