पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.41°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.37°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha154.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.56°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.10°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:10 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 10:11
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:10 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:31 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:10 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868796.27
Julian Day2457261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.43°
🪷 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 (24.0716°), declination 10.23°, EoT -1.12 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: 2015-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)