पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 14, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra17.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha186.65°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra191.80°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani175.92°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:48
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:00 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:48 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:48 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:00 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:12 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 06:00 (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)1867383.27
Julian Day2455848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.63°
🪷 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 (24.0176°), declination -7.95°, EoT 14.65 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: 2011-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)