पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 2, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra189.79°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.15°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha117.09°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra139.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani171.01°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:33
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:16 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867341.27
Julian Day2455806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.49°
🪷 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 (24.0160°), declination 8.10°, EoT 0.81 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: 2011-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)