पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.28°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra259.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha208.04°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra163.83°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani221.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:03
Varjyam07:06 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:03 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:17 – 16:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:31 – 18:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:17 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:03 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868877.27
Julian Day2457342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.98°
🪷 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 -18.61°, EoT 14.67 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: 2015-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)