पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.71°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra129.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.35°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha200.29°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.77°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra159.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani332.48°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:50
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:58 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:21 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:43 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:43 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:21 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:58 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 06:04 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872500.27
Julian Day2460965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.98°
🪷 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 (24.2133°), declination -9.28°, EoT 15.23 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: 2025-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)