पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 31, 2026 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 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.11°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha253.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra207.88°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:45
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 Śubha07:18 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:03 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:11 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:20 – 16:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:29 – 18:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:20 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:11 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:03 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872940.27
Julian Day2461405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.77°
🪷 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 (24.2301°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2026-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)