पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 15, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9'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)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.53°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra122.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha194.95°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.91°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra213.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani211.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:22
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 07:54
Varjyam07:05 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:08 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:03 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:17 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:31 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:17 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:03 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:08 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:40 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868511.27
Julian Day2456976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.77°
🪷 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 -18.42°, EoT 14.88 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: 2014-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)