पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.27°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra331.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.92°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha159.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.43°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra110.78°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:09
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:27 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868800.27
Julian Day2457265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.02°
🪷 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 (24.0718°), declination 8.81°, EoT 0.15 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: 2015-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)