पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 9, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.01°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra137.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha220.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra169.80°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani189.80°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:04
Varjyam06:58 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:33 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:05 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:21 – 16:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:36 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:21 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:05 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867775.27
Julian Day2456240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0326°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.14°
🪷 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 (24.0326°), declination -16.92°, EoT 15.87 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: 2012-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)