पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.4 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।

सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
"10.4 Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.4'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.01°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha217.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.14°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra247.91°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani231.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:39
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 Kāla07:53 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:03
Varjyam07:04 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 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 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:39 (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 Pūrṇimā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869241.27
Julian Day2457706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)172.65°
🪷 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 (24.0887°), declination -18.29°, EoT 15.07 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: 2016-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)