पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.67 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति।।18.67।।
"18.67 Speak not this to one who has not practised austerities, or to him who does not love, or who will not listen, or who mocks." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.24°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha170.61°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra139.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani218.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:14
Yamaganda12:55 – 14:16
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:33
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:55 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:16 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:36 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:57 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:36 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:16 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:55 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 06:12 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868854.27
Julian Day2457319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.28°
🪷 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 (24.0739°), declination -11.58°, EoT 16.15 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: 2015-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)