पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.92°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.42°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha221.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani318.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:06
Yamaganda06:31 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:18
Varjyam06:56 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:31 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:06 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:22 – 16:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:38 – 18:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:22 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:06 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:31 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872156.27
Julian Day2460621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.00°
🪷 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 (24.2002°), declination -16.37°, EoT 16.09 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: 2024-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)