पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 1, 2037 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 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra62.13°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha240.43°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.40°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:53
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:12
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:45
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:18 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:03 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:12 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:21 – 16:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:30 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:21 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:12 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:03 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876594.27
Julian Day2465059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.69°
🪷 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 (24.3699°), declination -22.98°, EoT -3.71 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: 2037-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)