पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 20, 2028 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.8'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	213.98°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	258.64°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.17°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	213.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.06°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	184.13°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	11.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:10 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:59 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:13 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:27 – 16:51
Amṛta Kāla	16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:59 – 09:12
Yamaganda	10:24 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla	12:49 – 14:02
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:47 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:59 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:12 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:37 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:49 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:02 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:14 – 16:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:27 – 18:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:14 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:02 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:49 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:37 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:12 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:59 – 06:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873630.27
Julian Day	2462095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.01°

🪷 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 (24.2565°), declination -19.77°, EoT 13.70 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: 2028-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)