पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha231.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.81°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra258.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani232.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 12:49
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:38
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:50 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:49 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:01 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:13 – 16:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:25 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:13 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:01 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:49 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869250.27
Julian Day2457715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.55°
🪷 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 (24.0890°), declination -20.39°, 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: 2016-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)