पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 28, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.38°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra206.85°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha200.09°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra191.92°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani43.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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)07:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:12
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:53 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:12 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:51 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:12 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:53 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874337.27
Julian Day2462802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.41°
🪷 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 (24.2836°), declination -13.07°, 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: 2030-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)