पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.99°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.76°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha190.38°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.08°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra177.56°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani272.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:31
Yamaganda11:36 – 12:49
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:17
Varjyam07:05 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:49 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:03 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:17 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:31 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:17 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:03 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:49 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870703.27
Julian Day2459168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.00°
🪷 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 (24.1446°), declination -18.55°, EoT 14.88 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: 2020-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)