पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 3, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.22°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra100.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha186.87°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra149.75°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani220.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:26
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:52
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:09 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:26 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:26 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:09 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868864.27
Julian Day2457329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.40°
🪷 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 (24.0742°), declination -14.90°, EoT 16.38 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: 2015-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)