पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra356.48°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.78°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha219.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra171.70°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani222.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:14
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:02
Varjyam07:14 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:50 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:14 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:02 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:14 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:26 – 18:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:14 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:02 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:14 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868884.27
Julian Day2457349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.60°
🪷 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 (24.0750°), declination -20.23°, EoT 12.85 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: 2015-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)