पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.05°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra240.04°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.04°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha213.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra178.39°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani190.63°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla07:55 – 09:09
Varjyam07:06 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:55 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:03 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:16 – 16:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:30 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:16 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:03 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:55 – 06:42 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867782.27
Julian Day2456247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.82°
🪷 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 (24.0329°), declination -18.79°, EoT 14.67 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: 2012-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)