पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.93°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.04°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha223.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.57°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra242.21°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani318.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:19
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:49
Varjyam06:58 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:05 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:21 – 16:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:36 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:21 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:05 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872158.27
Julian Day2460623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.63°
🪷 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 -16.95°, EoT 15.87 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: 2024-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)