पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 21, 2018 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 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.48°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra320.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha201.99°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.86°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.14°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani249.89°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:01
Yamaganda11:35 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:39
Varjyam06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:35 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:56 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:18 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:39 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:01 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:39 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:18 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:56 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 06:09 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869947.27
Julian Day2458412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.36°
🪷 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 (24.1157°), declination -10.62°, EoT 15.83 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: 2018-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)