पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.56°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha222.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani284.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:29 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:01
Varjyam07:21 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:57 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:01 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:12 – 16:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:22 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:12 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:57 (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)1871082.27
Julian Day2459547.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.77°
🪷 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 (24.1591°), declination -21.48°, EoT 10.87 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: 2021-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)