पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.34 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Tad Viddhi Praṇipātena · the Paramparā verse
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।

उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः।।4.34।।
"4.34 This shalt thou learn by prostrating thyself at the Master's feet, by questioning Him and by serving Him. The wise who have realised the Truth will teach thee wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.64°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra24.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha181.52°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.12°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra233.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani28.77°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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)17:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 00 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 Kāla11:34 – 12:55
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:34
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:55 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:15 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:56 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:15 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:55 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:13 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873968.27
Julian Day2462433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.13°
🪷 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 (24.2695°), declination -11.79°, 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: 2029-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)