पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 7, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.97°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra281.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha206.94°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.77°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra239.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani230.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:06
Varjyam06:56 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:06 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:22 – 16:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:38 – 18:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:22 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:06 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869234.27
Julian Day2457699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.88°
🪷 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 (24.0884°), declination -16.35°, 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: 2016-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)