पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra145.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.97°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani343.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 12:51
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:41
Varjyam07:24 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:51 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:01 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:11 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:21 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:11 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:01 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:51 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 07:00 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872911.27
Julian Day2461376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.87°
🪷 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 (24.2290°), declination -21.93°, EoT 9.75 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: 2026-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)