पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.96°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra286.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha157.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.58°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra139.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani237.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:45 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:32
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 16:04
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Udveg05:46 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:43 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:43 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:46 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869562.27
Julian Day2458027.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.90°
🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -3.20°, EoT 11.17 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: 2017-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)