पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.74°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra199.29°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha215.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.72°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra200.62°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani331.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:16 – 16:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:28 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:13 – 17:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 12:49
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 11:37
Varjyam07:10 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:37 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:02 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:15 – 16:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:28 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:15 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:02 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:49 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:37 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872533.27
Julian Day2460998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.65°
🪷 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 (24.2146°), declination -19.47°, EoT 13.96 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: 2025-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)