पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.17°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra80.40°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.51°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha204.30°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra149.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 08:59
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:09 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:26 – 16:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:44 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:26 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:09 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871786.27
Julian Day2460251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1860°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.49°
🪷 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 (24.1860°), declination -14.92°, EoT 16.38 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: 2023-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)