पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.72°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra343.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.80°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha165.76°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra228.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani282.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:41
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:35 – 12:57
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:35 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:19 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:41 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:03 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:41 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:19 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:35 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 06:07 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871041.27
Julian Day2459506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.45°
🪷 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 -10.00°, EoT 15.55 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: 2021-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)