पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.70°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra154.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.74°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha203.01°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.92°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra161.85°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani332.36°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:03
Yamaganda11:35 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:41
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:07 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:35 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:57 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:19 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:41 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:03 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:41 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:19 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:57 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872502.27
Julian Day2460967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.15°
🪷 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 (24.2134°), declination -10.01°, EoT 15.55 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: 2025-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)