पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha233.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.73°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:01
Varjyam07:28 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:04 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:14 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:52 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:01 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:11 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:20 – 18:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:11 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:01 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:52 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:14 – 07:04 (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)1871089.27
Julian Day2459554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.81°
🪷 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 (24.1593°), declination -22.49°, EoT 8.14 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: 2021-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)