पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 11, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.22°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra6.78°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.15°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha205.49°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.23°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra227.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani261.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:05
Varjyam07:00 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:35 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:05 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:20 – 16:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:35 – 18:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:20 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:05 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870333.27
Julian Day2458798.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.69°
🪷 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 (24.1304°), declination -17.29°, EoT 15.59 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: 2019-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)