पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 13, 2020 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।

"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	237.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	214.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	355.76°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	233.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	274.46°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	212.28°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	275.42°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 10 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 49 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:57 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:25 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla	16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:20
Yamaganda	11:45 – 12:54
Gulika Kāla	14:03 – 15:12
Varjyam	07:33 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:10 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:19 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:28 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:54 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:03 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:12 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:20 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:12 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:03 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:54 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:28 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:19 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870731.27
Julian Day	2459196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	339.34°

🪷 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 (24.1457°), declination -23.16°, EoT 5.09 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: 2020-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)