पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 12, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.2 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।

अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः।।10.2।।
"10.2 Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra118.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra247.45°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani214.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:27
Varjyam07:32 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:03 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:12 – 16:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:20 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:12 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:03 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868538.27
Julian Day2457003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.41°
🪷 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 (24.0618°), declination -23.05°, EoT 5.54 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: 2014-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)