पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha219.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.55°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra188.58°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani343.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 12:53
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:44
Varjyam07:30 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:02 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:11 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:20 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:11 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:02 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 07:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872918.27
Julian Day2461383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.32°
🪷 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 (24.2293°), declination -22.80°, EoT 6.87 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: 2026-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)