पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 21, 2018 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।

"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.40'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.55°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	6.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	308.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	228.01°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.60°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	181.29°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	252.56°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:59 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:27 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla	16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:37 – 12:49
Yamaganda	08:00 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 11:37
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:48 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:00 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:12 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:37 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:02 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:14 – 16:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:27 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:14 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:02 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:49 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:37 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:12 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:00 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869978.27
Julian Day	2458443.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.60°

🪷 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 (24.1169°), declination -19.86°, 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: 2018-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)