पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 23, 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.42°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra307.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.42°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra225.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani127.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:15
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 12:59
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:16 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:59 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:07 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:15 – 16:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:24 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:15 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:07 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:59 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:16 (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)1876585.27
Julian Day2465050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.04°
🪷 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 (24.3695°), declination -23.42°, EoT 0.44 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: 2036-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)