पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra247.82°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha217.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.08°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra197.92°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani54.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)07:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:55
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 Kāla08:20 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:04
Varjyam07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:20 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:55 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:04 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:12 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:12 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:04 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:55 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:20 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874750.27
Julian Day2463215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.52°
🪷 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 (24.2994°), declination -23.24°, 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: 2031-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)