पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 14, 2012 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 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।

मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.04°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra209.71°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.53°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra175.93°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.39°TulāSvātī P2

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)06:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 12:49
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:35
Varjyam07:04 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:39 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:49 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:03 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:17 – 16:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:31 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:17 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:03 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:49 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867780.27
Julian Day2456245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0328°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.83°
🪷 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 (24.0328°), declination -18.28°, EoT 15.07 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: 2012-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)