पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 5, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra12.97°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha242.75°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani296.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:01
Varjyam07:26 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 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 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 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 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 07:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871453.27
Julian Day2459918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.79°
🪷 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 (24.1733°), declination -22.34°, EoT 8.56 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: 2022-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)