पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 15, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.67°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha240.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra252.10°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani39.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:21
Yamaganda11:46 – 12:55
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:12
Varjyam07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:12 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:20 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:55 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:04 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:12 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:21 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:12 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:04 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:55 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:20 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874385.27
Julian Day2462850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.59°
🪷 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 (24.2854°), declination -23.26°, EoT 4.18 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: 2030-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)