पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 7, 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 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra269.32°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.10°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha235.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:11
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 12:52
Varjyam07:28 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:15 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:02 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:11 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:20 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:11 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:02 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:15 – 07:05 (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)1871090.27
Julian Day2459555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.13°
🪷 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 (24.1594°), declination -22.61°, EoT 7.72 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: 2021-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)