पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 1, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra298.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha232.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.26°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra251.42°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani181.43°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:30
Varjyam07:22 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:59 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:51 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:01 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:11 – 16:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:22 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:11 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:01 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:51 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867431.27
Julian Day2455896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.84°
🪷 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 (24.0194°), declination -21.72°, EoT 10.13 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: 2011-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)