पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 28, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.94°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra332.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.63°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha185.75°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra155.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani271.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:53
Yamaganda07:37 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:34
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:12 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:31 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:50 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:31 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:12 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:18 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870685.27
Julian Day2459150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.42°
🪷 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 (24.1439°), declination -13.21°, EoT 16.40 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: 2020-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)