पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 29, 2015 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।

"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	222.41°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	82.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	228.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	145.98°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	178.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	223.04°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:57 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 25 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 34 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:41 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:10 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:23 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla	16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:23
Yamaganda	11:40 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla	14:01 – 15:12
Varjyam	07:20 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:57 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:07 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:18 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:29 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:40 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:50 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:01 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:12 – 16:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:23 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:12 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:50 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:40 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:29 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:18 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:07 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868890.27
Julian Day	2457355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.62°

🪷 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 (24.0752°), declination -21.39°, EoT 10.87 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: 2015-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)