पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 16, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra124.36°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha219.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra269.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani182.82°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:30
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:55 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:04 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:13 – 16:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:21 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:13 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:04 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:55 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867446.27
Julian Day2455911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0200°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.41°
🪷 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 (24.0200°), declination -23.29°, EoT 3.72 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: 2011-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)