पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 29, 2031 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 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.80°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra76.15°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha233.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani53.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)16:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:36
Yamaganda10:44 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 14:10
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:02 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:10 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:19 – 16:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:28 – 18:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:19 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:10 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:02 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874764.27
Julian Day2463229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.15°
🪷 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 (24.2999°), declination -23.25°, 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: 2031-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)