पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra153.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.38°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha197.28°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.54°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra240.69°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani262.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:13
Varjyam07:13 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:37 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:14 – 16:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:26 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:14 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:37 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870344.27
Julian Day2458809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.49°
🪷 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 (24.1309°), declination -20.03°, EoT 13.15 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: 2019-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)