पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.13°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra64.66°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha154.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra151.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:32 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:51
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: 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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:11 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869162.27
Julian Day2457627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.78°
🪷 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 (24.0856°), declination 9.96°, 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: 2016-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)