पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: गीता जयन्ती — Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)
Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).
Historical anchor: Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra2.26°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha246.04°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani285.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:12
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 12:55
Varjyam07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:11 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:55 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:03 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:12 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:21 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:12 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:03 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:55 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 07:11 (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)1871097.27
Julian Day2459562.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.58°
🪷 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 (24.1596°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2021-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)