पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 7, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra180.77°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.02°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha241.01°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra187.90°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani223.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:02
Varjyam07:28 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:05 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:14 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:52 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:02 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:11 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:11 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:02 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:52 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:14 – 07:05 (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)1868898.27
Julian Day2457363.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.07°
🪷 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 (24.0755°), declination -22.55°, EoT 7.72 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: 2015-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)