पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 8, 2014 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।

"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	201.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	35.55°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	255.13°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	184.33°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	116.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	204.77°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	210.39°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 06 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 53 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:16 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:38 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla	16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:03 – 10:19
Yamaganda	12:50 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla	06:31 – 07:47
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:31 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:47 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:03 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:35 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:50 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:06 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:22 – 16:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	16:38 – 18:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:22 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:06 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:35 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:03 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:47 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868504.27
Julian Day	2456969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	195.88°

🪷 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 (24.0605°), declination -16.49°, EoT 15.99 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: 2014-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)