पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 30, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.19°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra217.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.31°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha213.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.14°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:53
Yamaganda07:38 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:34
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Labha06:20 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:11 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:30 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:49 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:30 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:11 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:20 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870321.27
Julian Day2458786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.72°
🪷 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 (24.1300°), declination -13.63°, EoT 16.45 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: 2019-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)