पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 3, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.48°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra325.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.38°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha177.81°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.82°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra198.50°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani209.80°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:09
Varjyam06:51 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:25 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:51 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:09 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:26 – 16:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:43 – 18:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:26 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:09 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:51 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868499.27
Julian Day2456964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.44°
🪷 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 (24.0603°), declination -14.98°, EoT 16.38 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: 2014-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)