पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 26, 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 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.52°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra3.75°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha268.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.91°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra228.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani10.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:17
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:00
Varjyam07:40 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:17 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:26 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:09 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:17 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:26 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:17 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:09 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:26 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873666.27
Julian Day2462131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.41°
🪷 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 (24.2579°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2028-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)