पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 23, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra185.28°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.55°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha236.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.01°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra241.50°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani180.60°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 12:50
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:38
Varjyam07:14 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:50 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:02 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:14 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:26 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:14 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:02 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867423.27
Julian Day2455888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.00°
🪷 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 -20.23°, EoT 12.85 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: 2011-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)