पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 25, 2019 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya218.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra197.30°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.35°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha198.61°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.19°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra244.40°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani263.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:01
Varjyam07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:52 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:01 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:13 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:24 – 18:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:13 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870347.27
Julian Day2458812.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.79°
🪷 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 (24.1310°), declination -20.65°, EoT 12.23 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: 2019-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)