पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 17, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra236.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.82°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha193.08°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.42°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.02°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:53
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:16
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 12:49
Varjyam07:08 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:02 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:16 – 16:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:29 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:16 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:02 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870705.27
Julian Day2459170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.68°
🪷 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 (24.1447°), declination -19.05°, EoT 14.44 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: 2020-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)