पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 7, 2036 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.85°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra58.61°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.45°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha209.66°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra168.50°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani126.85°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:03
Varjyam06:56 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:31 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:06 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:22 – 16:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:38 – 18:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:22 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:06 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:31 (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 Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876539.27
Julian Day2465004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.04°
🪷 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 (24.3678°), declination -16.40°, EoT 16.09 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: 2036-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)