पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra48.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha225.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra181.98°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani252.86°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 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 Kāla09:15 – 10:26
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:03
Varjyam07:15 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:51 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:01 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:13 – 16:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:25 – 18:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:13 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:51 (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 Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869981.27
Julian Day2458446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.82°
🪷 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 (24.1170°), declination -20.50°, EoT 12.55 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: 2018-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)