पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 23, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.07°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra161.76°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha153.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra91.55°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani147.61°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:39
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:58
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:06 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:48 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:48 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866601.27
Julian Day2455066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.37°
🪷 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 (23.9877°), declination 11.45°, EoT -2.27 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: 2009-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)