पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 24, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।

"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.31'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	328.90°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.42°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	203.41°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	270.68°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	188.66°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	273.65°	Makara	Uttara 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)	13:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:35 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:24 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla	16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:01 – 15:13
Yamaganda	09:15 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla	11:38 – 12:50
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:52 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:03 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:15 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:26 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:38 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:01 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:13 – 16:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:24 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:13 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:50 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:38 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:26 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:15 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:03 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870712.27
Julian Day	2459177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	108.37°

🪷 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 (24.1449°), declination -20.60°, EoT 12.55 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: 2020-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)