पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra214.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha212.88°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.54°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani254.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:33
Varjyam07:27 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:04 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:52 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:01 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:11 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:21 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:11 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:01 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:52 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869993.27
Julian Day2458458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.17°
🪷 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 -22.46°, EoT 8.14 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: 2018-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)