पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.01°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha197.39°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.72°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani273.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:27 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:12
Varjyam07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:47 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:37 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:14 – 16:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:27 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:14 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:37 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:47 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870708.27
Julian Day2459173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.47°
🪷 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 (24.1448°), declination -19.75°, EoT 13.70 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: 2020-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)