पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 9, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.38°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha248.75°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra244.12°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani296.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:25
Varjyam07:30 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:53 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:11 – 16:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:20 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:11 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:53 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 07:07 (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)1871457.27
Julian Day2459922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.88°
🪷 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 (24.1734°), declination -22.79°, EoT 6.87 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: 2022-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)