पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 20, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.18°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra57.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha181.11°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra200.13°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani0.01°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:29 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:35
Varjyam06:35 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:19 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:40 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:40 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:19 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 06:07 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873233.27
Julian Day2461698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.52°
🪷 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 (24.2413°), declination -10.19°, EoT 15.70 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: 2027-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)