पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 19, 2018 CE

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वैकुण्ठ एकादशी · Vaikuṇṭha EkādaśīVaishnava
मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।

"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	212.53°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	340.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	307.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	229.03°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.16°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	181.01°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	252.36°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 42 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 17 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:28 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:57 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:28 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla	16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:58 – 09:11
Yamaganda	10:24 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla	12:49 – 14:02
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:45 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:58 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:11 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:37 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:49 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:02 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:15 – 16:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:28 – 18:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:15 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:02 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:37 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:11 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:58 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869976.27
Julian Day	2458441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	128.56°

🪷 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 (24.1168°), declination -19.40°, EoT 13.96 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: 2018-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)