पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 15, 2036 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1443

Malayalam Era: 1212

Nanakshahi: 567

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	208.16°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	211.17°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	256.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.59°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	215.64°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	128.01°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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)	04:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 08 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 51 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:59 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:26 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:20 – 09:29
Yamaganda	10:38 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla	12:55 – 14:04
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:12 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:20 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:29 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:38 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:46 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:55 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:04 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:12 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:21 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:12 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:04 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:55 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:46 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:38 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:29 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:20 – 07:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876577.27
Julian Day	2465042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	329.31°

🪷 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 (24.3692°), declination -23.28°, 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: 2036-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)