पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 29, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra170.66°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha206.51°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra265.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani202.60°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:40
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:18
Varjyam07:21 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:57 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:40 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:01 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:12 – 16:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:22 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:12 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:01 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:40 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:57 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868160.27
Julian Day2456625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.24°
🪷 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 (24.0473°), declination -21.47°, EoT 10.87 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: 2013-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)