पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 24, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.67°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra214.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.26°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha209.44°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra168.08°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani332.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:54
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:55 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:15 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:36 – 16:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:56 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:36 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:15 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:55 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:13 (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)1872507.27
Julian Day2460972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.71°
🪷 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 (24.2136°), declination -11.78°, EoT 16.15 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: 2025-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)