पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya218.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.43°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha223.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra182.28°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani252.97°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:24
Yamaganda11:38 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:13
Varjyam07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:52 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:38 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:50 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:01 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:13 – 16:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:24 – 18:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:13 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:50 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:38 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869982.27
Julian Day2458447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.84°
🪷 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 -20.70°, EoT 12.23 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: 2018-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)