पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 9, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।

"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	35.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.94°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	171.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.28°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	149.02°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	238.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:31 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:21 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:12 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla	13:03 – 14:28
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:55 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:21 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:12 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:37 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:03 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:28 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:53 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:19 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:53 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:28 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:03 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:37 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:12 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:21 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869570.27
Julian Day	2458035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.53°

🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -6.27°, EoT 13.49 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: 2017-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)