पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra61.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha181.91°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra146.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:16
Yamaganda12:52 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:39
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: 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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:52 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:29 – 16:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:47 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:29 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:52 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:21 (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)1868861.27
Julian Day2457326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 -13.94°, 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: 2015-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)