पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.22°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.00°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.60°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha224.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra163.93°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani306.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:03
Yamaganda06:41 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:22
Varjyam07:06 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Śubha06:41 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:03 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:17 – 16:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:30 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:17 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:03 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:41 (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)1871799.27
Julian Day2460264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1865°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.42°
🪷 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 (24.1865°), declination -18.62°, EoT 14.67 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: 2023-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)