पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.27°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra246.31°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha206.44°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra162.72°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani221.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:31
Yamaganda11:36 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:17
Varjyam07:05 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:40 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:50 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:03 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:17 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:31 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:17 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:03 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:50 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868876.27
Julian Day2457341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.76°
🪷 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 (24.0747°), declination -18.35°, EoT 14.88 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: 2015-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)