पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 7, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra149.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha193.47°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra153.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani220.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:18
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla06:30 – 07:46
Varjyam06:55 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:30 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:51 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:07 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:23 – 16:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:39 – 18:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:23 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:07 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:51 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:30 (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)1868868.27
Julian Day2457333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.81°
🪷 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 (24.0744°), declination -16.13°, EoT 16.09 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: 2015-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)