पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 28, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.15°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra170.38°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha174.77°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra210.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani359.38°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:13
Yamaganda06:17 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:15
Varjyam06:44 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:17 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:56 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:53 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:13 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:32 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:51 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:32 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:13 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:53 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:56 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873241.27
Julian Day2461706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.08°
🪷 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 (24.2416°), declination -12.98°, EoT 16.40 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: 2027-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)