पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 9, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra315.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha221.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.20°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra271.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani203.72°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:35 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:02
Varjyam07:30 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:07 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:16 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:53 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:02 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:11 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:20 – 18:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:11 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:02 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:53 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:16 – 07:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868170.27
Julian Day2456635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.25°
🪷 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 (24.0477°), declination -22.81°, EoT 6.87 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: 2013-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)