पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 5, 2018 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।

"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.12'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	201.96°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	317.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	213.14°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.93°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	254.04°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:49 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:17 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:15 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 12:52
Yamaganda	08:13 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla	10:32 – 11:42
Varjyam	07:26 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:03 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:13 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:23 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:32 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:52 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:01 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:11 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:21 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:11 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:01 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:52 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:32 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:23 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:13 – 07:03 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869992.27
Julian Day	2458457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.72°

🪷 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 (24.1174°), declination -22.34°, EoT 8.56 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: 2018-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)