पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 23, 2038 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 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.89°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra205.34°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha228.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani153.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī 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)04:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 22 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 Kāla12:59 – 14:07
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 10:42
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:16 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:25 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:33 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:59 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:07 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:15 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:24 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:15 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:07 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:59 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:33 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:25 – 07:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877315.27
Julian Day2465780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.80°
🪷 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 (24.3975°), declination -23.43°, 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: 2038-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)