पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 26, 2023 CE

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

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.18°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra330.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.98°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha191.57°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:54 – 14:14
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:14
Varjyam06:41 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:54 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:14 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:34 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:34 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:14 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:54 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871778.27
Julian Day2460243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.21°
🪷 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 (24.1857°), declination -12.29°, EoT 16.30 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: 2023-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)