पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 24, 2028 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	248.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	339.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.38°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	266.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	179.65°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	226.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	10.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī 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)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 07 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 52 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:04 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:31 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:22 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla	16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:24
Yamaganda	11:51 – 12:59
Gulika Kāla	14:08 – 15:16
Varjyam	07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta	09:24 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:17 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:25 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:34 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:59 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:08 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:16 – 16:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:24 – 18:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:16 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:08 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:59 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:34 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:25 – 07:17 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873664.27
Julian Day	2462129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.22°

🪷 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 (24.2578°), 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: 2028-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)