पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 12, 2019 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।

"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	235.57°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	53.42°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	200.62°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	219.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	247.98°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	265.44°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	264.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:09 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:56 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:23 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:54 – 14:03
Yamaganda	07:09 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 10:36
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:09 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:18 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:36 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:45 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	12:54 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:03 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:12 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	16:21 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:12 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:03 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	21:54 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:45 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:36 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:18 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870364.27
Julian Day	2458829.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.81°

🪷 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 (24.1316°), declination -23.04°, EoT 5.54 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: 2019-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)