पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 23, 2026 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।

"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	246.97°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	52.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.81°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	241.11°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.41°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	200.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	343.89°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:03 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:31 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:21 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla	16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:50 – 12:59
Yamaganda	08:25 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla	10:42 – 11:50
Varjyam	07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta	09:24 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:16 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:25 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:33 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:42 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:50 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:59 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:07 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:15 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:24 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:15 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:07 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:59 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:50 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:42 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:33 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:25 – 07:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872932.27
Julian Day	2461397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.54°

🪷 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 (24.2298°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2026-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)