पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 10, 2011 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.59°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	47.25°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	138.84°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	221.08°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	262.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	182.29°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:54 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:22 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:16 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:20 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:26 – 10:35
Yamaganda	12:53 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla	07:08 – 08:17
Varjyam	07:31 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	07:08 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:17 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:26 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:35 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:53 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:02 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:11 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	16:20 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:11 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:02 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:53 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:35 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:26 – 05:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:17 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867440.27
Julian Day	2455905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.29°

🪷 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 (24.0198°), declination -22.86°, EoT 6.43 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: 2011-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)