पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 20, 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 17.23 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।
"17.23 Om Tat Sat' is the triple designation of the Eternal Spirit, by which of old the Vedic Scriptures, the ceremonials and the sacrifices were ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.89°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra179.31°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.40°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha233.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra258.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani39.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:32
Varjyam07:38 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:15 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:06 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:14 – 16:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:23 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:14 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:06 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874390.27
Julian Day2462855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.53°
🪷 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 (24.2856°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2030-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)