पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra232.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha218.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra211.87°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani193.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:54 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:37
Varjyam07:33 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:19 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:54 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:03 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:12 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:20 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:12 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:03 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:54 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:19 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867809.27
Julian Day2456274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.86°
🪷 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 (24.0339°), declination -23.16°, EoT 5.09 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: 2012-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)