पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 29, 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 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra41.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.29°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra232.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:35
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:19 – 16:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:28 – 18:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:19 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873669.27
Julian Day2462134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.77°
🪷 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 (24.2580°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.35 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: 2028-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)