पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 27, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.25°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra192.17°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha206.42°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.41°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra207.96°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani177.50°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:54 – 14:13
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:15
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:54 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:13 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:33 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:53 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:33 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:13 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:54 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867396.27
Julian Day2455861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.77°
🪷 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 (24.0181°), declination -12.60°, EoT 16.36 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: 2011-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)