पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 25, 2029 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.24°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra117.04°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha262.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.12°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra267.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:17
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:00
Varjyam07:40 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

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 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:17 – 16:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:25 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:17 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874030.27
Julian Day2462495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.47°
🪷 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 (24.2718°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2029-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)