पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 30, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra184.22°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha207.99°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.98°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra266.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani202.71°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:30
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:09
Varjyam07:22 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:58 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:09 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:01 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:11 – 16:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:22 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:11 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:09 – 06:58 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868161.27
Julian Day2456626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.15°
🪷 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 (24.0474°), declination -21.64°, EoT 10.50 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: 2013-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)