पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra346.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.37°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha194.55°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.80°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.21°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:25
Yamaganda12:49 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:00
Varjyam07:12 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:48 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:37 – 12:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:49 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:02 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:14 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:26 – 18:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:14 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:02 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:49 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:37 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872900.27
Julian Day2461365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.58°
🪷 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 (24.2286°), declination -19.87°, EoT 13.43 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: 2026-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)