पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.89°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra323.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.13°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha177.80°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.66°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra157.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani13.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:09 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 16:49
Yamaganda11:34 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:11 – 15:30
Varjyam06:46 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:15 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:34 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:53 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:11 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:30 – 16:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:49 – 18:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:30 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:11 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:53 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:34 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:15 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:19 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873608.27
Julian Day2462073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2557°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.45°
🪷 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 (24.2557°), declination -13.57°, EoT 16.43 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: 2028-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)