पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.68°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.48°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha173.75°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra238.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani283.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 08:57
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:53 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:12 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:30 – 16:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:49 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:30 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:12 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871051.27
Julian Day2459516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.83°
🪷 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 (24.1579°), declination -13.47°, EoT 16.43 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: 2021-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)