पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 13, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	225.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	191.62°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	343.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:57 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:24 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:21
Yamaganda	11:45 – 12:54
Gulika Kāla	14:03 – 15:12
Varjyam	07:33 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:10 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:19 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:28 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:54 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:03 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:12 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:21 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:12 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:03 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:54 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:28 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:19 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872922.27
Julian Day	2461387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.05°

🪷 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 (24.2294°), declination -23.13°, EoT 5.09 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: 2026-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)