पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 4, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.69°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra286.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha188.29°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.65°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra160.96°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani206.51°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:17
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla05:49 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:33 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:00 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:00 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:33 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868469.27
Julian Day2456934.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.04°
🪷 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 (24.0591°), declination -4.25°, EoT 12.10 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: 2014-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)