पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.43°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha212.92°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.23°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani284.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:13
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:38 – 12:50
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Roga06:50 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:38 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:01 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:13 – 16:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:25 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:13 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:50 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:38 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871076.27
Julian Day2459541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.33°
🪷 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 -20.35°, EoT 12.85 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: 2021-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)