पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 21, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra155.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.61°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha235.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.22°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra239.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani180.39°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:27 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:02
Varjyam07:12 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:47 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:02 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:14 – 16:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:27 – 18:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:14 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:02 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867421.27
Julian Day2455886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.33°
🪷 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 (24.0191°), declination -19.79°, EoT 13.43 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: 2011-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)