पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 13, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.93°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha202.28°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.70°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra175.50°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani12.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:04
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 Amṛta06:38 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:04 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:18 – 16:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:32 – 18:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:18 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:04 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873623.27
Julian Day2462088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.28°
🪷 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 (24.2563°), declination -18.05°, EoT 15.26 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: 2028-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)