पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.52°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra354.59°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.21°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha164.83°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra118.42°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:09
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:43 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868829.27
Julian Day2457294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.30°
🪷 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 (24.0729°), declination -2.22°, EoT 10.52 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: 2015-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)