पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 14, 2008 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 208.06° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 39.04° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 214.24° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 201.02° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 265.51° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 247.60° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| शनि Śani | 145.58° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P4 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:39 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:31 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:35 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:56 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 07:42 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 52 Mins 04 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 07 Mins 56 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:20 – 06:00 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:50 – 06:39 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:16 – 11:55 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:14 – 13:54 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:19 – 16:43 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:31 – 16:56 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:16 – 18:01 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:16 – 23:55 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:21 – 11:35 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:03 – 15:17 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:53 – 09:07 |
| Varjyam | 07:04 – 07:20 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:58 – 09:17 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:39 – 07:53 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:53 – 09:07 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:07 – 10:21 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:21 – 11:35 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:35 – 12:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 12:49 – 14:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:03 – 15:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:17 – 16:31 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 16:31 – 18:17 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:17 – 20:03 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:03 – 21:49 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 21:49 – 23:35 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:35 – 01:21 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:21 – 03:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:07 – 04:53 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:53 – 06:39 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5110 · Kali-5110 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866319.27 · 5109.8 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454784.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9769° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 189.15° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 16/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.9769°) · declination -18.28° · EoT 15.07 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2008-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)