पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.87°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.07°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha236.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati194.63°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra202.69°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani242.40°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:14
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 12:49
Varjyam07:12 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:48 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:02 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:14 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:26 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:14 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:02 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869613.27
Julian Day2458078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.05°
🪷 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 (24.1029°), declination -19.91°, EoT 13.43 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: 2017-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)