पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 26, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।

"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	282.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	238.95°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.83°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	272.16°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.18°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	327.93°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	322.69°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 48 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 11 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:50 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:20 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:57 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla	16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:44 – 16:57
Yamaganda	12:03 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla	14:30 – 15:44
Varjyam	07:33 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:26 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:09 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:22 – 09:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:36 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:03 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:17 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:30 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:44 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:57 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:44 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:30 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:17 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:03 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:36 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:22 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872236.27
Julian Day	2460701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	316.57°

🪷 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 (24.2032°), declination -18.69°, EoT -12.54 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: 2025-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)