पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.71°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra332.67°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.46°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha208.56°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.30°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra177.63°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani240.36°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:52
Yamaganda07:41 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:34
Varjyam06:49 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:23 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:52 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:10 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:28 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:45 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:28 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:10 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:52 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869593.27
Julian Day2458058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.93°
🪷 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 (24.1021°), declination -14.43°, EoT 16.44 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: 2017-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)