पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 19, 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.34°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra259.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha254.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani127.98°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 11:48
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:31
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:05 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:14 – 16:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:22 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:14 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:05 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:14 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876581.27
Julian Day2465046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.21°
🪷 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 (24.3694°), declination -23.42°, EoT 2.32 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: 2036-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)