पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 8, 2021 CE

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

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.70°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra245.86°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.21°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha188.82°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra248.05°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani283.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:25 – 16:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:37 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:22 – 18:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:06
Varjyam06:57 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:06 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:22 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:37 – 18:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:22 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:06 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:32 (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)1871061.27
Julian Day2459526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.29°
🪷 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 (24.1583°), declination -16.58°, EoT 15.99 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: 2021-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)