पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 19, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.27°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra111.40°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.40°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha197.48°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.90°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra236.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani262.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:15
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 12:49
Varjyam07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:02 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:15 – 16:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:28 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:15 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:02 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870341.27
Julian Day2458806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.59°
🪷 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 (24.1307°), declination -19.35°, EoT 13.96 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: 2019-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)