पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra240.17°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha212.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra188.82°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani254.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:34
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:15
Varjyam07:29 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:06 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:15 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:53 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:02 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:11 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:20 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:11 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:02 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:53 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:15 – 07:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869995.27
Julian Day2458460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.41°
🪷 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 (24.1175°), declination -22.69°, EoT 7.30 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: 2018-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)