पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 25, 2015 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।

"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.21'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.36°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	26.00°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	162.97°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	222.28°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	145.50°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	173.99°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	222.56°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:36 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:05 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:24 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla	16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:38 – 12:50
Yamaganda	08:04 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla	10:27 – 11:38
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:52 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:04 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:15 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:27 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:38 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:01 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:13 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:24 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:13 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:50 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:38 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:27 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:15 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:04 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868886.27
Julian Day	2457351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.52°

🪷 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 (24.0751°), declination -20.65°, EoT 12.23 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: 2015-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)