पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 26, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra59.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha200.44°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.11°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.94°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani343.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:27
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:54 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:01 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:12 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:24 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:12 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:01 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872905.27
Julian Day2461370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.66°
🪷 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 (24.2288°), declination -20.90°, EoT 11.91 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: 2026-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)