पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 26, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.64°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra48.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha184.88°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.56°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra235.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani28.63°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:55
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:14 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:33 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:33 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:14 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873970.27
Julian Day2462435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.08°
🪷 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 (24.2695°), declination -12.48°, EoT 16.30 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: 2029-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)