पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 8, 2030 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 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha247.41°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.57°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:27
Yamaganda09:38 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:07
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:18 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:28 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:38 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:17 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:27 – 16:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:36 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:27 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:17 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:38 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:28 – 07:18 (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)1874044.27
Julian Day2462509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.98°
🪷 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 (24.2724°), declination -22.25°, EoT -6.70 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: 2030-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)