पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.10 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।

हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
"9.10 Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.10'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra263.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha221.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra214.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani193.76°TulāSvātī 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)11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 10:38
Yamaganda12:55 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:20
Varjyam07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:12 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 12:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:55 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:04 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:12 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:21 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:12 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:04 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:55 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867811.27
Julian Day2456276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.70°
🪷 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 (24.0340°), declination -23.28°, EoT 4.18 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: 2012-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)