पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra217.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.48°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.43°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:53
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:10
Varjyam07:08 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:16 – 16:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:29 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:16 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873627.27
Julian Day2462092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.71°
🪷 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 (24.2564°), declination -19.07°, EoT 14.44 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: 2028-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)