पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 13, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.23°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.46°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha202.81°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.64°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra229.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani262.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:58
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 12:50
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:35
Varjyam07:02 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:04 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:19 – 16:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:33 – 18:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:19 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:04 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870335.27
Julian Day2458800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.29°
🪷 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 (24.1305°), declination -17.84°, EoT 15.26 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: 2019-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)