पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 24, 2032 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 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.46°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra149.63°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.06°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha236.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra294.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani69.20°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:34
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:17 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:08 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:16 – 16:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:24 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:16 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:08 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:17 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875125.27
Julian Day2463590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.04°
🪷 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 (24.3137°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2032-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)