पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 26, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.94°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra307.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.09°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha188.21°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani271.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 08:55
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:14
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:55 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:54 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:14 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:14 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:54 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:55 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870683.27
Julian Day2459148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1438°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.35°
🪷 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 (24.1438°), declination -12.54°, EoT 16.30 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: 2020-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)