पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 3, 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 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.21°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra18.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.94°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha182.09°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra125.52°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani185.37°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:39
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha05:49 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867738.27
Julian Day2456203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.59°
🪷 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 (24.0312°), declination -4.05°, EoT 11.79 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: 2012-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)