पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 30, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra47.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.33°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha180.26°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra145.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 08:57
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:53 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:11 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:30 – 16:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:49 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:30 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:11 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:20 (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 Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868860.27
Julian Day2457325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.23°
🪷 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 (24.0741°), declination -13.62°, EoT 16.45 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: 2015-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)