पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra151.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha220.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.03°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani250.97°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:42
Yamaganda11:34 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:25
Varjyam06:52 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:34 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:51 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:08 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:25 – 16:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:42 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:25 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:08 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:51 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:34 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:26 (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)1869961.27
Julian Day2458426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.89°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.30°, EoT 16.33 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: 2018-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)