पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 29, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 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: 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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.25°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra222.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha209.31°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra210.45°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani177.74°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:15
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:37
Varjyam06:45 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:53 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:12 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:31 – 16:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:50 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:31 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:12 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867398.27
Julian Day2455863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.56°
🪷 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 (24.0182°), declination -13.28°, EoT 16.43 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: 2011-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)