पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.68°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra116.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.15°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha175.10°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra239.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani283.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:16
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:39
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 Kāla06:20 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:53 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:29 – 16:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:48 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:29 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:53 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871052.27
Julian Day2459517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.97°
🪷 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 -13.80°, EoT 16.45 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: 2021-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)