पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 13, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.03°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra123.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.84°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha197.46°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra137.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani271.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:24 – 15:48
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 13:00
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:24 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:24 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:24 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:24 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870670.27
Julian Day2459135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.11°
🪷 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 (24.1433°), declination -7.88°, EoT 14.44 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: 2020-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)