पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 12, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.04°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha219.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra265.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani182.47°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:27
Yamaganda10:36 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:03
Varjyam07:32 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:09 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:54 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:03 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:12 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:12 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:03 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:54 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 07:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867442.27
Julian Day2455907.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.05°
🪷 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 (24.0199°), declination -23.03°, EoT 5.54 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: 2011-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)