पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 14, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra229.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.08°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha234.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra213.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani275.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:03
Varjyam07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · 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 Amṛta07:11 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:20 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:55 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:03 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:12 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:12 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:03 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:55 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:20 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870732.27
Julian Day2459197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.76°
🪷 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 -23.22°, EoT 4.64 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: 2020-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)