पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 17, 2028 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.36°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra253.20°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha255.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani10.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:21
Yamaganda11:47 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:13
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:13 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:22 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:56 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:04 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:13 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:21 – 18:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:13 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:04 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:56 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:22 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873657.27
Julian Day2462122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.64°
🪷 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 (24.2576°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2028-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)