पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 22, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.10 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।

ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते।।10.10।।
"10.10 To those who are always devout and who worship Me with love, I give the power of discrimination, which leads them to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.10'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.47°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra332.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha203.42°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.07°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra191.58°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani249.96°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 08:52
Yamaganda10:13 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:56 – 14:17
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · 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 Amṛta06:10 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:52 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:56 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:17 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:38 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:59 – 18:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:38 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:17 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:56 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:52 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869948.27
Julian Day2458413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.65°
🪷 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 (24.1157°), declination -10.97°, EoT 15.95 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: 2018-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)