पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.31°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra303.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.76°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha172.69°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra118.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.68°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:40
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:11
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:09 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:09 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867732.27
Julian Day2456197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.30°
🪷 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 (24.0310°), declination -1.72°, EoT 9.84 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: 2012-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)