पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 30, 2034 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 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra136.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.01°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha268.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra206.66°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani99.01°KarkaPuṣya P2

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)21:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:02 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:27
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:18 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:02 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:20 – 16:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:28 – 18:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:20 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:02 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875861.27
Julian Day2464326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.18°
🪷 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 (24.3419°), declination -23.17°, EoT -2.80 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: 2034-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)