पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 20, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.39°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra267.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.99°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha168.14°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.67°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani100.00°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:51
Varjyam06:35 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:18 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 17:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:18 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:08 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875790.27
Julian Day2464255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.53°
🪷 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 (24.3391°), declination -10.30°, EoT 15.70 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: 2034-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)