पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 21, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra176.66°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha221.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra221.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani295.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:02
Varjyam07:12 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:02 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:14 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:26 – 18:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:14 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:02 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:48 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871439.27
Julian Day2459904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.45°
🪷 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 (24.1727°), declination -19.87°, EoT 13.43 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: 2022-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)