पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.71 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च श्रृणुयादपि यो नरः।सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम्।।18.71।।
"18.71 Yea, he who listens to it with faith and without doubt, even he, freed from evil, shalt rise to the worlds which the virtuous attain through righteous deeds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra17.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha176.98°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra143.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:53
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:34
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:32 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:51 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:32 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:17 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868858.27
Julian Day2457323.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.03°
🪷 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 (24.0740°), declination -12.95°, EoT 16.40 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: 2015-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)