पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 11, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.97°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.81°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha185.66°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.42°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra172.64°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani272.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 12:50
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:35
Varjyam07:01 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:05 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:19 – 16:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:34 – 18:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:19 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:05 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:36 (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)1870699.27
Julian Day2459164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.73°
🪷 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 (24.1444°), declination -17.50°, 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: 2020-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)