पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 14, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.78°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra345.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha189.09°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra253.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani200.83°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:04
Yamaganda06:39 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:21
Varjyam07:04 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:04 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:18 – 16:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:32 – 18:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:18 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:04 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:39 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868145.27
Julian Day2456610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0467°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.37°
🪷 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 (24.0467°), declination -18.22°, 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: 2013-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)