पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 24, 2014 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	236.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.28°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	209.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	224.86°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	212.29°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:35 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:03 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:25 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla	16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:03 – 09:15
Yamaganda	10:26 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla	12:50 – 14:01
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Amṛta	06:51 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:03 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:15 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:26 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:38 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:50 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:01 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:25 – 18:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:13 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:50 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:38 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:26 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:15 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:03 – 06:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868520.27
Julian Day	2456985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	18.19°

🪷 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 (24.0611°), declination -20.49°, EoT 12.55 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: 2014-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)