पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 27, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra244.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha235.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra246.46°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani181.02°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:23
Yamaganda11:39 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:12
Varjyam07:18 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:54 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:50 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:01 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:12 – 16:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:23 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:12 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:50 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867427.27
Julian Day2455892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.32°
🪷 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 (24.0193°), declination -21.02°, EoT 11.57 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: 2011-11-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)