पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.47°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra219.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha225.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.04°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.41°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:25 – 16:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:37 – 17:02
Amṛta Kāla16:22 – 18:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:04
Varjyam06:58 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:33 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:06 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:21 – 16:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:37 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:21 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:06 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869966.27
Julian Day2458431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.68°
🪷 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 (24.1164°), declination -16.79°, EoT 15.87 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: 2018-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)