पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 8, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.32°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha213.09°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 12:52
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:43
Varjyam07:29 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:06 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:52 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:02 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:11 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:20 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:11 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:02 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:52 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875109.27
Julian Day2463574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.93°
🪷 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 (24.3131°), declination -22.75°, EoT 7.30 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: 2032-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)