पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.50°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra137.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha216.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani295.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:53
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:10
Varjyam07:08 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:16 – 16:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:29 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:16 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871436.27
Julian Day2459901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.41°
🪷 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 (24.1726°), declination -19.17°, EoT 14.21 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: 2022-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)