पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 14, 2011 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	237.66°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	97.70°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.36°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	219.56°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	267.52°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	182.65°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:45 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 09 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 50 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:58 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:25 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:46 – 12:55
Yamaganda	08:20 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla	10:37 – 11:46
Varjyam	07:34 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:11 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:20 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:28 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:37 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:46 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:55 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:03 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:12 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:21 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:12 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:03 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:55 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:46 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:37 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:28 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:20 – 07:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867444.27
Julian Day	2455909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.42°

🪷 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 -23.18°, EoT 4.64 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: 2011-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)