पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.78°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra206.82°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.18°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha232.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.99°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra198.92°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani242.07°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:53
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:23
Yamaganda12:49 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 07:57
Varjyam07:09 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:44 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 12:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:49 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:02 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:15 – 16:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:28 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:15 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:02 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:49 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869610.27
Julian Day2458075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.21°
🪷 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 (24.1028°), declination -19.23°, EoT 14.21 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: 2017-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)