पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 3, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.25°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra290.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.60°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha216.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.46°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra216.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani178.33°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:09
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:17
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:52 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:09 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:26 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:44 – 18:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:26 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:09 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:52 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867403.27
Julian Day2455868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0184°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.42°
🪷 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 (24.0184°), declination -14.90°, EoT 16.38 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: 2011-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)