पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 1, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.42°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra281.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha189.17°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra196.46°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani294.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:28
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:52
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:28 – 16:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:46 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:28 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871419.27
Julian Day2459884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.75°
🪷 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 (24.1720°), declination -14.37°, EoT 16.44 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: 2022-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)