पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: दत्त जयन्ती — Datta Jayantī
Birth of Dattātreya from Atri-Anusūyā; tri-mūrti unified avatāra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra29.17°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.69°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha206.53°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:11
Varjyam07:10 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 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 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:15 – 16:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:28 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:15 – 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 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871072.27
Julian Day2459537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.36°
🪷 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 (24.1587°), declination -19.47°, EoT 13.96 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: 2021-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)