पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.73°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra331.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha165.79°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani282.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:13 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:58 – 14:20
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Amṛta06:06 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:58 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:20 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:42 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:05 – 18:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:42 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:20 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:58 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 06:06 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871040.27
Julian Day2459505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.20°
🪷 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 (24.1575°), declination -9.64°, EoT 15.40 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: 2021-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)