पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 24, 2034 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1441

Malayalam Era: 1210

Nanakshahi: 565

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	10.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	183.56°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	212.00°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	339.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	178.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	100.63°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 33 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 26 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:35 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:25 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla	16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:26 – 11:38
Yamaganda	14:01 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	08:03 – 09:15
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:51 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:03 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:15 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:26 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:38 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:01 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:13 – 16:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	16:25 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:13 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:01 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:50 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:38 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:26 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:15 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:03 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875825.27
Julian Day	2464290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	154.38°

🪷 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 (24.3405°), declination -20.52°, EoT 12.55 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: 2034-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)