पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 16, 2036 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 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.29°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra221.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.86°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha256.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra216.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani128.01°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:13
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 12:55
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:13 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:55 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:04 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:13 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:21 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:13 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:04 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:55 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:13 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876578.27
Julian Day2465043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.88°
🪷 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 (24.3693°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 2036-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)