पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra49.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha241.16°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.61°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani306.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:12
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 12:50
Varjyam07:19 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:01 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:12 – 16:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:23 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:12 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:01 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:50 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871811.27
Julian Day2460276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.16°
🪷 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 (24.1870°), declination -21.22°, EoT 11.22 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: 2023-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)