पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra211.17°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha214.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.69°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra201.87°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani331.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:27 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:02
Yamaganda06:47 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:24
Varjyam07:11 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:47 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:59 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:49 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:02 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:14 – 16:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:27 – 18:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:14 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:02 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:59 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872534.27
Julian Day2460999.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.25°
🪷 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 -19.70°, EoT 13.70 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: 2025-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)