पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha209.64°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra164.94°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:16
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 12:49
Varjyam07:07 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:42 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:03 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:16 – 16:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:30 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:16 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:03 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868878.27
Julian Day2457343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.35°
🪷 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 (24.0748°), declination -18.86°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)