पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 14, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra111.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha193.38°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.83°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani211.10°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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)22:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:07
Varjyam07:04 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:04 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:18 – 16:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:32 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:18 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:04 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868510.27
Julian Day2456975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.20°
🪷 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 (24.0607°), declination -18.16°, 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: 2014-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)