पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 5, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.48°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra353.93°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.87°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha180.24°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.03°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra201.01°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani210.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:29 – 16:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:41 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:26 – 18:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:51
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:34
Varjyam06:53 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:51 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:08 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:24 – 16:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:41 – 18:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:24 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:08 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:51 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868501.27
Julian Day2456966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.23°
🪷 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 (24.0604°), declination -15.60°, EoT 16.26 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: 2014-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)