पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 8, 2011 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
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śūla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 170.40° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 305.87° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 107.13° | Karka | Aśleṣā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 176.93° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 13.85° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 184.35° | Tulā | Citrā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 175.19° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:53 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:21 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:37 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 15:18 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 02:00 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 28 Mins 04 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 31 Mins 56 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:22 – 05:07 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:56 – 05:53 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:14 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:32 – 14:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:09 – 17:33 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:21 – 17:50 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:06 – 18:51 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:14 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:45 – 10:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:03 – 14:29 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:53 – 07:19 |
| Varjyam | 06:22 – 06:40 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:34 – 08:57 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:53 – 07:19 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:19 – 08:45 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:45 – 10:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:11 – 11:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:37 – 13:03 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:03 – 14:29 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:29 – 15:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:55 – 17:21 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:21 – 18:55 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:55 – 20:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:29 – 22:03 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:03 – 23:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:37 – 01:11 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:11 – 02:45 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:45 – 04:19 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:19 – 05:53 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 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 | 5113 · Kali-5113 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867377.27 · 5112.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2455842.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0174° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 133.74° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0174°) · declination -5.68° · EoT 13.23 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:2011-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)