पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 13, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.95°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra347.17°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.18°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha228.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra246.99°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani318.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 12:50
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:35
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:04 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:18 – 16:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:32 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:18 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:04 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872162.27
Julian Day2460627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.74°
🪷 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 (24.2004°), declination -18.04°, EoT 15.26 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: 2024-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)