पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 22, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra64.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.75°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra259.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani284.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:01
Varjyam07:13 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:01 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:14 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:26 – 18:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:14 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:01 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871075.27
Julian Day2459540.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.99°
🪷 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 (24.1588°), declination -20.14°, EoT 13.15 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: 2021-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)