पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra265.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha212.39°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.54°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra227.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani212.53°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 12:50
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:39
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 Labha06:54 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:01 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:12 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:24 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:12 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868522.27
Julian Day2456987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.18°
🪷 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 (24.0612°), declination -20.89°, EoT 11.91 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: 2014-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)