पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 28, 2000 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pratipada (1/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Hasta Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Brahma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kiṃstughna |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 161.36° | Kanyā | Hasta P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 164.08° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 133.03° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 185.50° | Tulā | Citrā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 47.33° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 190.30° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| शनि Śani | 36.83° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:43 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:37 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:40 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 05:59 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 17:43 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:08 – 04:56 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:44 – 05:43 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:17 – 12:04 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:39 – 14:27 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:25 – 17:49 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:37 – 18:07 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:22 – 19:07 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:17 – 00:04 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:10 – 14:39 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 05:43 – 07:13 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:42 – 10:11 |
| Varjyam | 06:13 – 06:32 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:30 – 08:54 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 05:43 – 07:13 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 07:13 – 08:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:42 – 10:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:11 – 11:40 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 11:40 – 13:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:10 – 14:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:39 – 16:08 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 16:08 – 17:37 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 17:37 – 19:08 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 19:08 – 20:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:39 – 22:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:10 – 23:40 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 23:40 – 01:11 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:11 – 02:42 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:42 – 04:13 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 04:13 – 05:43 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5102 · Kali-5102 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863350.27 · 5101.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451815.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8634° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 4.56° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 1/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8634°) · declination -2.08° · EoT 10.18 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2000-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)