पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 28, 2011 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	221.42°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	258.89°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.83°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	234.92°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	7.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	247.70°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	181.13°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:40 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:08 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:23 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla	16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:07 – 09:17
Yamaganda	10:28 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla	12:50 – 14:01
Varjyam	07:19 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:56 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:07 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:17 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:28 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:39 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:50 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:01 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:12 – 16:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:23 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:12 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:50 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:39 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:28 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:17 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:07 – 06:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867428.27
Julian Day	2455893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.02°

🪷 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 -21.21°, EoT 11.22 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: 2011-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)